{"id":209662,"date":"2024-08-16T10:22:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/16\/south-africa-nigeria-ghana-liberia-and-ivory-coast-hit-by-major-internet-outages\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:22:33","slug":"south-africa-nigeria-ghana-liberia-and-ivory-coast-hit-by-major-internet-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/16\/south-africa-nigeria-ghana-liberia-and-ivory-coast-hit-by-major-internet-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ivory Coast hit by major internet outages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 cCvKR hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8900\/production\/_132927053_mediaitem132927052.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Stock photo of a student with laptop and phone in Tema, Ghana\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW\"\/><span class=\"sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><b id=\"major-internet-disruption-has-been-reported-in-various-countries-across-africa.\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa. <!-- --><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Widespread outages were reported on Thursday in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Since then, services have largely been restored in Liberia and South Africa.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The cause of the cable failures was not immediately clear, to the frustration of millions of customers around the continent.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;There seems to be a pattern in the timing of the disruptions, impacting from the north to the south of Africa,&#8221; 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