Internet outage prompts American Embassy in Tanzania to close for two days

 

(Posted 16th May 2024)

 

The United States Embassy in Tanzania has declared a temporary closure for two days due to ongoing network problems in the country.

In an official statement, the embassy announced it will not be operational on May 14th and 15th, citing degraded network services caused by a cut submarine cable affecting Tanzania, Kenya, and other nations in East and Southern Africa.

“Due to nationwide network degradation, the embassy will be closed to the public on May 14th and 15th. Consular appointments scheduled for these days will be cancelled and rescheduled. However, the consular section will remain open for visa pickups and emergency cases involving American citizens,” stated the embassy.

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Several African countries, including Kenya, are grappling with internet connectivity issues following the submarine cable cut.

This has led to slower internet speeds, prompting telecommunications companies like Safaricom in Kenya to issue warnings to their customers about the disruption.

Uganda too has been affected where notably some internet providers have yet to issue formal communications to their clients while the Uganda Communications Commission opted to hype up their sponsorship of the Uganda Film Festival rather than making an annoucement about the internet situation, unlike their Kenyan counterparts which promptly issued directives to reroute internet traffic to other cable or satellite providers.

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