Repair Ship Bound for Cut Cables Off Africa’s West Coast as Internet Interrupted
- Cable-layer vessel Leon Thevenin moored in Cape Town
- Rock fall in Congo Canyon damaged West Africa cable system
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Fiber-optic cables that were damaged by a rockfall in an undersea canyon, resulting in slow internet connections in some parts of Africa, should be repaired next month by a specialized vessel, according to telecommunication companies.
The West Africa Cable System that runs about 16,000 kilometers (9,950 miles) along the sea floor from Europe to southern Africa was damaged with other lines earlier this month.