The fault has caused severe problems in Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria.
The blackout is thought to have been caused by damage to the SAT-3 cable which runs from Portugal and Spain to South Africa, via West Africa.
Around 70% of Nigeria’s bandwidth was cut, causing severe problems for its banking sector, government and mobile phone networks.
“SAT-3 [...]
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The US has warned Eritrea that it will face sanctions if it does not withdraw its backing for insurgents fighting the fragile UN-backed Somali government.
US envoy to the UN Susan Rice told a Congress committee that Eritrea’s actions would not be tolerated.
In April the African Union, another backer of the Somali government, also [...]
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Four Dutch nationals have been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of aiding insurgents in Somalia.
The four 21-year-olds, three born in Morocco, the other in Somalia, were stopped by Kenyan police as they were heading for the border.
The local police were not satisfied with their claims to be tourists.
There have been a series of [...]
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Members of a Nigerian radical Islamist sect are fleeing the northern city of Maiduguri after the military overran their enclave, reports say.
The army has stormed the base of Boko Haram’s leader, killing the deputy, militants are fleeing the city and the military says it now has the upper hand.
The move came after the [...]
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