West Africa Cable System (WACS)• 13 landing points
Status Legend
Operational
Fault
Degraded
Maintenance
Landing Station
Status & Statistics
11/12
Active Segments
0
Degraded
1
Down
Fault
Current Status
14,530 km
Length
5.12 Tbps
Capacity
13
Landing Points
Segments (12)
| Segment | Route | Length | Capacity | Status | ETA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sangano - Yzerfontein trunk | SanganoYzerfontein | 2,832 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Yzerfontein - Swakopmund trunk | YzerfonteinSwakopmund | 1,435 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Swakopmund - Muanda trunk | SwakopmundMuanda | 2,087 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Muanda - Pointe-Noire trunk | MuandaPointe-Noire | 1,021 km | 4 pairs | Down | — | ||
Status since:Jan 16, 2026 Affected Capacity 100% Fault location: Technical failure on WACS submarine cable causing internet disruptions in DRC and Republic of Congo. Multiple African countries affected with repeated outages and slow speeds. Congo exploring alternative undersea cable connections. | |||||||
Pointe-Noire - Limbe trunk | Pointe-NoireLimbe | 1,247 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Limbe - Lagos trunk | LimbeLagos | 1,135 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Lagos - Accra trunk | LagosAccra | 512 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Accra - Abidjan trunk | AccraAbidjan | 1,210 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Abidjan - Lome trunk | AbidjanLome | 613 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Lome - Praia trunk | LomePraia | 1,876 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Praia - El Goro trunk | PraiaEl Goro | 1,618 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
El Goro - Seixal trunk | El GoroSeixal | 1,013 km | 4 pairs | Active | — | ||
Network Topology
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Landing Station
Branching Unit
Active
Down
Degraded
Maintenance
Landing Points (13)
1
Sangano
Luanda, AO
2
Yzerfontein
Yzerfontein, ZA
3
Swakopmund
Swakopmund, NA
4
Muanda
Muanda, CD
5
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire, CG
6
Limbe
Limbe, CM
7
Lagos
Lagos, NG
8
Accra
Accra, GH
9
Abidjan
Abidjan, CI
10
Lome
Lome, TG
11
Praia
Praia, CV
12
El Goro
Gran Canaria, ES
13
Seixal
Seixal, PT
13 landing points connected
14,530 km total lengthOutage History
No Outage History
This cable system has no recorded outages