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Ahmed Rouaba People in West and Central Africa are experiencing problems connecting to the internet with Ivory Coast being the worst-affected country, the monitoring group NetBlocks reports.
BBC News It says that the companies operating the sub-sea cables linking the region to the internet are reporting multiple failures. But the exact cause of the problems is not clear, the Reuters news agency says.
NetBlocks says that the internet in Ivory Coast is operating at just 4% of its expected level.
Algeria, a major oil and gas exporter, has awarded contracts to local and Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso have also been badly affected, it reports.
international companies to develop two solar energy projects with a combined Users in South Africa are also reporting slow speeds, website News24 says.
capacity of 3,000 MW. It quotes a spokesperson from telecoms company Vodacom saying that "multiple sub-sea cable failures between South Africa and Europe were impacting network providers".
Given the strength of the sun over Algeria, the south of the country could have some of the most productive solar power plants in the world.
In an effort to reduce its reliance on oil and gas, the North African country aims to reach a renewable
capacity of 15,000 MW and produce 27% of its electricity from wind, solar and hydro by 2035.
Currently only 3% of its energy comes from these sources.
The companies developing the new power plants are required by the
contracts to source at least 35% of their construction components in Algeria in
order to promote local development.
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