Mobile fiber optic cable failure in Democratic Republic of Congo

A general technical failure on the WACS subsea cable disrupted internet access across the Democratic Republic of Congo. Regulators said maintenance work is underway while authoriti...

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Jan 14, 2026

WACS submarine cable outage disrupts DRC Internet access

A technical failure on the West Africa Cable System (WACS), which connects Europe to the African continent, has caused Internet disruptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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May 03, 2026

Optical Fiber Backbones in DRC: A Strategic Project

Given the complexity of this deployment and the need to secure its timetable as well as its investments, Facebook called on Sofrecom to carry out the preliminary study for the construction of a 5,745km

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Jul 05, 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fiber‑optic backbone networks, towers, satellite and microwave links, last‑mile connectivity, and network redundancy are needed to improve coverage and reliability.

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Oct 22, 2025

DRC: Broken submarine cables disrupt West African internet speed

According to fibre optic cable operators, the landslide cut the West Africa Cable System (WACS) and SAT-3, two submarine cables that together serve around 20 countries over thousands

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Apr 25, 2026

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Trusted local sources confirmed that the government ordered Internet to be cut off only to Goma over a two day period. Additionally, fighting in the city damaged the local fiber infrastructure.

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Feb 26, 2026

WACS Cable Outage Disrupts Internet Services Across Congo

A general technical failure on the WACS subsea cable disrupted internet access across the Democratic Republic of Congo. Regulators said maintenance work is underway while authorities

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Apr 14, 2026

Congo Seeks New Undersea Cable as Internet Failures Deepen

The Republic of Congo is preparing to connect to a new undersea internet cable as repeated faults on the West Africa Cable System (WACS) continue to disrupt connectivity across the

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Jan 07, 2026

Twin cable breaks impacting Southern Africa''s internet

The breaks were reportedly caused by a rock fall in the Congo Canyon according to MyBroadband. Based on the distance measured using the systems'' Coherent Optical Time Domain

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Feb 19, 2026

DR Congo: Two Chinese Companies Positioned to Build Fiber Optic

According to the Congolese Ministry of Telecom, the two Chinese companies are experienced in ICT and fiber optic communications, and have worked in markets like Angola and

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Jun 06, 2026

The challenge of connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In May 2018, LTE licenses were issued and Vodacom and Orange were the first two operators to launch the country''s first commercial LTE networks. 5G is now a far-fetched goal in the

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