A number of African countries have been experiencing a slowdown in internet speed for about three days now. Two submarine cables along the continent's western coast - the South Atlantic 3/West Africa (SAT-3) and the West Africa Cable System (WACS) - suffered a technical fault resulting in slow internet. 13 African countries have been affected, including: Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and South Africa. Africa's biggest telecommunications provider MTN, apologized to their customers in Nigeria and Ivory Coast for the slow and unstable internet. In an emailed statement, a Johannesburg-based MTN spokeswoman said: “This situation is affecting all operators and customers in the region. “MTN has already begun to restore traffic through other channels and will continue to find alternative routes of connectivity until the situation is resolved.” A repair ship is working on the damaged cables over the weekend, with the break having been pinpointed to Librevil
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