The accident led to a blackout in four countries

Off the coast of South Africa, two submarine cables SAT-3/WASC and WACS, connecting part of the continent with

Because of this, four countries experienced network shutdowns, and in others, access speeds decreased.

The SAT-3 / WASC cable broke off near Gabon. Another WACS cable is off the Congo coast. As a result, residents of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Angola complained about the disconnection of the Internet. In general, hundreds of millions of people were left without access to the network. The problem also affected international calls and mobile roaming.

This is not the first time that African countries face problems due to the breakdown of submarine cables. In 2018, due to the same incident without internet, Mauritania remained for two days.