Accra, Ghana

Accra, Ghana is a submarine cable landing point in Ghana (coordinates 5.5583°, -0.2011°). It serves 6 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Ghana's international connectivity infrastructure.

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124, and the larger Greater Accra Region, 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi), had a population of 5.46 million. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi). This territory has since been split into 13 local government districts: 12 independent municipal districts and the reduced Accra Metropolitan District (20.4 km2), which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. This territory of 199.4 km2 contained 1,782,150 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district under the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly proper (20.4 km2) is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra". Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Accra, Ghana

Cables landing at Accra, Ghana are operated by 67 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Altice Portugal, Angola Cables, Angola Telecom, BICS, BT, Bayobab, Broadband Infraco, Cable Consortium of Liberia, Camtel, and 57 others. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Accra, Ghana, international traffic can reach 46 countries through 6 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. and 38 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Accra, Ghana in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) (2012) — Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across West Africa, Europe, Southern Africa. With 18 landing points — including Abidjan, Accra, Banjul, Bata, Carcavelos, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• West Africa Cable System (WACS) (2012) — West Africa Cable System (WACS) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across West Africa, Europe, Southern Africa. With 13 landing points — including Abidjan, Accra, El Goro, Lagos, Limbe, and 8 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Glo-1 (2010) — Glo-1 is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Ghana, United Kingdom, Nigeria. Its 3 landing points at Accra, Bude, Lagos bridge the networks of West Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• MainOne (2010) — MainOne is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal. Its 5 landing points at Abidjan, Accra, Dakar, Lagos, Seixal bridge the networks of West Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• SAT-3/WASC (2002) — SAT-3/WASC is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting West Africa and Europe and Southern Africa, with 12 landing points across 11 countries including Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Accra, Ghana, Alta Vista, Canary Islands, Spain, Cacuaco, Angola and others. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.