Tanzania, May 15 -- East Africa has been hit by internet disruptions since last weekend, resulting from a cut in an underwater cable near the Mtunzini landing station, about 45 kilometres north of the South African port city of Durban. The break affected the SEACOM and East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASsy) subsea cable systems, which both land in Mtunzini.

Cloudflare Radar reported that traffic dropped by 10-25 per cent in Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar, and Mozambique, while Rwanda, Malawi, and Tanzania saw traffic drop by one-third or more.

The latest disruption is the second major one along the eastern African coastline in the year. Cloudfare Radar reported that on February 24, the Seacom/Tata cable was one of three that run through ...