Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections.
This follows recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivity in many countries in the West African region.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, made the submission in a statement delivered at the 21st West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly, WATRA, Annual General Meeting, Annual General Meeting held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from the 19th to 22nd March 2024.
Dr. Maida, whose message was delivered at the WATRA AGM by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Nnenna Ukoha, stated that the recent submarine cable cuts that resulted in nationwide outages on multiple networks in 12 African countries had raised the urgent need for the subregion to establish a mechanism to protect itself from damage to submarine infrastructure and its attendant impact on the subregion.
