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Africa Live: Major internet disruption hits West Africa - BBC News Africa Live: Major internet disruption hits West Africa - BBC News
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Moses Kollie Garzeawu By Robert Plummer
Journalist, Monrovia BBC News
Liberia is one of the countries hit by the internet outage that has had an impact on West Africa and other parts of the continent. Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.
The telecoms authority confirmed the problem in a statement to customers.
It said the situation was a result of a disruption to a sub-sea cable near Ivory Coast.
Liberians are unable to access basic internet services as well as social media apps.
This morning, mobile operators sent text messages to customers alerting them to the issue and warning of a disruption to mobile money services.
Most Liberians depend on this service for transacting business.
“It seems like 50% of my life is gone today,” businessman Benjamin Garkpah told the BBC.
Fatumata Barry said that her business has come to a standstill.
The telecoms authority says it is working to try and resolve the problem.
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