Submarine cable incident record
West Africa cable incident — Confirmed — 2024-03-14
Undersea cable cuts off Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal on March 14, 2024, disrupted telecoms; services restored to 90% by March 18.
Confirmed
- Public classification
- Confirmed
- Affected cable or system
- Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed
- Affected countries
- Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal
- Region
- West Africa
- Network state
- Network state unknown
- Physical state
- Physical fault confirmed by report
Lifecycle
- Occurred:
- Published resolution report: ; physical repair is shown only when explicitly confirmed.
Original supporting evidence
Public-network measurements can support a Suspected record but cannot prove a physical cable fault or repair. Network recovery can result from rerouting and does not establish physical repair. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.