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Subsea cable system

WACS

The West Africa Cable System from Yzerfontein near Cape Town up the west coast to Portugal, with landings in Namibia, Angola, both Congos, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde and the Canaries; eighteen owners, in service since 2012, built by ASN.

Lead landing
Status
In service 19 Sept 2026
Ownership
Consortium
RFS
2012-052026-09-19source ↗
Length
14,530 km2026-09-19source ↗
Landings
Yzerfontein, ZASwakopmund, NASangano, AOMuanda, Congo, CDPointe-Noire, Congo, CGLimbe, CMLagos, NGLome, TGAccra, GHAbidjan, CIPraia, CVEl Goro, Canary Islands, ESSeixal, PT
Customers
Wholesale
Domains
Subsea

Relationships12

Owned by

Suppliers

Ecosystem

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  • supplied by

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