Internet Outage affects Ghana, other West African countries

For over 20 hours, many parts of Africa, including Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa and several other regions, experienced a complete shutdown of internet services.

Official reports indicate that the outage was caused by damage to undersea network cables essential for maintaining internet connectivity.

During this period, netizens found themselves unable to access key online services such as Google, social media platforms, and banking transactions.

Some applications like WhatsApp and Instagram remained barely accessible with sers reporting significant lags in functionality.

Implications of the Outage

The incident underscores the growing use on the internet and technology across the globe. However, it also reveals the vulnerabilities of the same

For the everyday user, boredom became a prevalent issue during the outage forcing people to look for others sources of entertainment and communication beyond digital platforms.

For businesses, small and large alike, the outage affected transactions and sales starting a ripple effect only to be seen after the damaged is repaired.

Generally, the transfer of information has also suffered with most individuals unable to access websites and social media in order to know what is happening.