The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) stated this in a press statement, 2024/Vol. 2/No.4, noting that the affected countries included Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire, among others.
The telecoms regulatory agency stated in the statement by its Director, Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, that the cuts occurred somewhere in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal.
It stayed that cable companies- West African Cable System (WACS) and African Coast to Europe (ACE)- in the West Coast route from Europe have experienced faults, while SAT3 and MainOne have downtime.
“Similar undersea cables providing traffic from Europe to the East Coast of Africa, like Seacom, Europe India Gateway (EIG), Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE1), are said to have been cut at some point around the Red Sea, resulting in degradation of services across on these routes.
“In Nigeria and other West African countries, internet access and speed have experienced disruptions in the networks of service providers in the affected countries.
“Operators of these cables have commenced repairs already, and services are gradually being restored.
“They have promised to work round the clock to ensure that services are restored to the affected countries within the shortest possible time.
“It is important to bring this information to the knowledge of corporate and individual consumers on these services,” Muoka added in the statement.
