Submarine cable incident record

PEACE Cable cable event — 2025-03-04

Event ID evt_hist_04f557c442e6b1b9 · March 4, 2025

PEACE cable cut in the Red Sea near Zafarana disrupts East Africa internet, repair estimated mid-April 2025.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

PEACE Cable

Affected countries

Egypt, Sudan

Region

Red Sea

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2025-03-04T17:46:00.000Z
• Resolution date: 2025-09-04T17:46:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. PEACE Submarine Cable Cut Disrupts East Africa Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2025-03-06T21:00:12.000Z

Confidence describes automated extraction of the cited source, not a probability that every named cable was physically cut. Historical records may be marked assumed resolved when no newer evidence was available. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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