Submarine cable incident record

West Africa cable incident — Confirmed — 2024-04-05

Event ID evt_hist_ca418e84142af36c ·

Ghana experiences internet disruptions due to undersea cable damage, prompting calls for digital resilience.

Confirmed

Public classification
Confirmed
Affected cable or system
Confirmed regional incident; no cable was deterministically attributed
Affected countries
Ghana
Region
West Africa
Network state
Network signal stale
Physical state
Physical fault confirmed by report

Lifecycle

  • Occurred:
  • Network record became stale: — physical state unchanged.

Original supporting evidence

  1. Ghana Internet Cuts Spark Digital Resilience Call Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-04-05T16:00:09.000Z

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.

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