Cameroon Blames Internet Outage on Cable Cut as Protests Erupt

Pedestrians walk past a campaign billboard of Cameroon's President Paul Biya in Douala, Cameroon on Oct. 6, 2025. — Pedestrians walk past a campaign billboard of Cameroon's President Paul Biya in Douala, Cameroon on Oct. 6, 2025.Photographer: Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP/Getty Images

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By Pius Lukong and Yinka Ibukun

October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM UTC

Cameroonian authorities blamed an internet disruption in the central African nation that’s facing post-election unrest on a submarine cable cut.

The online monitor NetBlocks reported the disruption Thursday, noting that network failures have extended to the neighboring Central African Republic and Congo Republic based on available metrics.