Africa hit with data blackout - GTech Booster

Africa has recently experienced several instances of power blackouts, which have resulted in data outages and other disruptions.

GTech Booster
At least 15 submarine cables pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the #RedSea, a body of water just 26km wide at some points. #Yemen is the Strait's northern shore. The first reports of damage to submarine cables off the coast of Yemen began Monday where four cables (#EIG, #AAE1, #Seacom & #TGNEA) had experienced damage. Seacom confirmed damage between Kenya and Egypt
Yemeni rebels thought to lack ability to damage submarine cables, but here we are
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/27/red_sea_cables_houthi/
Underwater cables in Red Sea damaged months after Houthis 'threatened' to do just that

Yemeni rebels thought to lack the ability to damage submarine cables, but here we are

The Register
#Houthis hit submarine communications cables - Four submarine communications cables have been damaged in the #RedSea between Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in East Africa, causing disruption of Internet communications between Europe and Asia, with the main damage being felt in the Gulf countries and India. According to reports, the cables from the companies #AAE-1, #Seacom, #EIG and #TGN.
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-houthis-hit-underwater-communications-cables-1001472165 #Houthi
Houthis hit submarine communications cables

"Globes" has learned that four submarine communications cables have been damaged in the Red Sea between Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in East Africa.

Globes

#seacom reports damage to their East African subsea cable, affecting the Egypt to Kenya link. The cable break is in the Red Sea, which is a "challenging environment" for repair.

https://www.benjamindada.com/seacom-cable-damage-red-sea/

Cable map showing various African cables featuring #seacom is here

https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/asia-europe-africa/seacom

Damage causes outage for Africa's first subsea cable

The outage has had an impact on some clients’ businesses but the operator has been working diligently to ensure service continuity

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