Submarine cable
· Activated 2012 · UK-South Africa
TUE · 28 JUL 2026
West Africa Cable System
About this cable
West Africa Cable System activated 2012. Down the African Atlantic coast to South Africa. Owned by an African-led consortium. Suffered major disruption in March 2024 when several West African cables were severed simultaneously near Côte d'Ivoire.
Landing stations
UK; Portugal; Canary Islands; Cape Verde; Senegal; Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo-Brazzaville; DRC; Angola; Namibia; South Africa
Ownership consortium
MTN; Telkom SA; Vodacom; Cable & Wireless; Telecom Namibia; Tata; Broadband Infraco