ACCRA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The meltdown of Internet services across Ghana, caused by the disruption of undersea cables over the past few days, has severely affected the country's business activities.
Business owners said the Internet blackout has affected their routine activities and resulted in a loss of revenue due to the abrupt cessation of operations, causing a degree of anxiety and tension among the Ghanaian public.
One manager of a popular online news portal in Ghana, who spoke to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, said, "The disruption of Internet services has been severe. I am not able to work the whole day."
Felix Sogah, an economics tutor at Chemu Senior High School in Tema City, said the Internet shutdown over the past few days has affected his work.
"I do research to update my figures and obtain data for what I teach my students. I have been doing this for years. However, for the past few days, it has been extremely difficult to access the Internet to obtain the data I require for my work," said Sogah.
Angela Aidoo, a Ghanaian mother of two, said she has difficulty accessing the Electricity Company of Ghana's application to pay her electricity bill.
"Because of the Internet disruptions, I cannot buy electricity and have to sleep in darkness when my meter goes off," said Aidoo.
Internet services in the West African country went down late Wednesday, affecting virtually all services that relied on the Internet, including the aviation industry, transportation, telecommunications, education, and health.
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