Nigeria seeks joint West Africa regional protection of undersea cables

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Following the recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivity in many countries in the West Africa region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, made the submission in a statement delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the 21st West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly, WATRA, which was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from March 19 to 22, 2024.

” Maida, therefore, proposed the urgent need to set up a framework for joint monitoring, risk mitigation, and emergency response procedures for the submarine cables that pass through the sub-region.

 

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