Orange's Ivory Coast Network to Be Restored Next Week After Fire

Orange SA said its network in Ivory Coast will be fully restored next week after a fire at a technical facility on April 30 disrupted telecommunication services across the country.

The blaze at a submarine cable station in the commercial capital, Abidjan, affected the French phone carrier’s wireless voice and data customers and fixed-line services, spokesman Fanta Sidibe said by phone on Wednesday. A police investigation found that “sabotage” was the likely cause of the incident, Sidibe said.