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From bustling cities to remote villages, the pulse of Africa's digital heartbeat suddenly faltered as a widespread internet outage engulfed the continent. But behind this blackout lies a tale of undersea cable damage, geopolitical tensions, and the fragile nature of our interconnected world. Let's unravel the mystery behind the blackout and explore its far-reaching consequences.

Weeks before the outage, tensions simmered in the Red Sea as clashes between Houthi rebels and Israel damaged at least four subsea cables. As Africa's primary artery for internet connectivity, this disruption reverberated across the continent, plunging nations into internet darkness. From online businesses to banking networks, no sector was spared from the chaos.

Amidst the chaos, speculation ran rampant about the cause of the disruption. Some pointed fingers at alleged attacks on the Red Sea cables by Houthi rebels, while others attributed the outage to technical failures. While the rebels denied involvement, the incident underscored the vulnerability of undersea cables to geopolitical tensions and conflicts, the damage was undeniable, leaving millions stranded without reliable internet access.

Major network providers like MTN Group confirmed the disruptions, citing failures in critical undersea cables. The MTN Group, one of Africa's largest network providers, attributed the ongoing disruptions to failures in multiple major undersea cables. They stated that their operators are actively engaged in rerouting traffic through alternative network routes.
This Southern African company emphasized in a statement that while network disruptions due to cable damage have occurred in Africa in recent years, the scale of today's disruption indicates a broader underlying issue.
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