SUBMARINE CABLES AND EAST AFRICAN INTERNET⎮ Beyond The Cuts And Repairs⏤  What’s The Long Game?

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The past three months have witnessed several submarine cable interruptions across the African continent, resulting in the degradation of the Internet experience of users in multiple countries at different times during this period. Submarine cables are responsible for connecting Africa to the rest of the world using high-speed fibre optic infrastructure. As countries continue to roll out fibre o