Chad Looks to Western Neighbors for Internet Access After Protracted Blackout

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October 25, 2024

Officials in Chad are stepping up efforts to connect the central African state to a regional fiber-optic network after cable breakages caused by flooding in neighboring Cameroon caused a protracted internet blackout.

Authorities in the country have been unable to reestablish internet connections since the blackout began 10 days ago. 

The central African state lost internet access when fiber-optic cables in Cameroon, the southern neighbor via which landlocked Chad is digitally networked, saw cables washed out by flooding. 

VIA VOA News


Read more about Chad’s Internet infrastructure in our Pulse Country Report.