Was sabotage involved?

The company added that customers who use the cables were being redirected to the Google Equiano cable.

“The redirection happens automatically when a route is impacted,” Seacom said.

Massive internet outage hits West and Central Africa after undersea cables fail

The company said the issue was likely at or near the subsea online grid cable landing points.

They carry around 90% of intercontinental data traffic and have become popular targets in recent years.

In October 2022, multiple undersea cables in the south of Francewere cut.