Posted 3/15/2024, 4:20:19 PM
MPs Demand Answers as Internet and Phone Outages Disrupt Communication Across West Africa
- MPs want Communications Minister summoned over disruption in internet, telecom services
- Services affected include mobile networks, mobile money, banking
- Multiple submarine fibre optic cables hit by outages on March 14
- At least 7 major West African cables affected, hitting 10 countries
- Issues occurred near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, disrupting web-reliant businesses
- GhanaWeb and Korle-Bu Hospital pushing for organ donation/transplant laws