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Internet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail

Headline from WHEC Rochester

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said.

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Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. The World from PRX

    Major internet outage across Africa (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said. The cause of the failure was not immediately clear, as host Marco Werman explains.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Major internet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said.

  3. The Guardian

    Much of west and central Africa without internet after undersea cable failures (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso among countries experiencing outages

  4. WOWK Charleston

    Major internet outage hits dozens of countries in Africa as undersea cables fail (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    WOWK Charleston's feed description

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said.

  5. Fox News

    Large swaths of Africa without internet amid critical infrastructure failure (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Major internet outages were reported Thursday in a dozen African countries, following the apparent failure of several undersea telecommunication cables.

  6. WHEC Rochester

    Internet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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