Submarine cable incident record

Nigeria regional cable advisory cable event — 2024-03-29

Event ID evt_hist_ffa08e844c291345 · March 29, 2024

Undersea cable cuts in West Africa disrupt humanitarian internet services in northeastern Nigeria, impacting counter-terrorism efforts.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Regional advisory; no cable was deterministically attributed

Affected countries

Nigeria

Region

West Africa

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

90%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2024-03-29T13:00:50.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2024-03-29T13:00:50.000Z
• Resolution date: 2024-09-29T13:00:50.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Undersea Cable Cuts Impact Nigeria Terrorism Fight Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-04-05T17:00:05.000Z
2. $8M to Restore Subsea Cable Services Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2024-03-29T13:00:50.000Z

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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