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Telecommunications disruptions in Ghana

Overview

In late September 2026, triple fibre optic cable cuts caused widespread telecommunications disruptions across five northern regions of Ghana and parts of the Oti Region. The outages impacted voice, data, and mobile money services, affecting hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses.

Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation Minister Samuel Nartey George reported that three separate routes were severed, involving MTN, Telecel, and NITA. The damage resulted in service denial or significant degradation across hundreds of 2G, 3G, and 4G sites. Technical teams from affected network operators and the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) were deployed to conduct restoration work under the monitoring of the National Communications Authority (NCA).

Entities

MTN · National Communications Authority · National Information Technology Agency · Globacom · Office of the National Security Adviser

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Nigeria telecom sector faces high complaints and fibre cuts

    Nigeria's telecom sector faced 5,934 fibre cuts and over 413,000 consumer complaints in H1 2026, with Airtel recording the most complaints and operators spending N2.2 billion on repairs.

  2. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Fibre optic cuts disrupt telecommunications in Northern Ghana

    Triple fibre optic cuts have disrupted voice, data, and mobile money services across northern Ghana and parts of the Oti Region, affecting over 1,200 network sites.

Sources

chale.news · innovation-village.com · myjoyonline.com · realnewsmagazine.net · theghanareport.com · tribuneonlineng.com