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Submarine cables in Togo

1 submarine cable landing points in Togo. View coordinates, connected cables, and detailed location info.

Togo has one submarine cable landing point, located in the capital city of Lomé. Three undersea cables connect to this landing point, providing international internet connectivity.

The longest cable serving Togo is the Equiano cable, which became ready for service in 2023 and spans 15,000 kilometers. It connects Togo to Namibia, Nigeria, Portugal, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and South Africa. Another major cable is the West Africa Cable System (WACS), operational since 2012, with a length of 14,530 kilometers. WACS links Togo to Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Côte d'Ivoire. The Maroc Telecom West Africa cable, in service since 2021, is 8,600 kilometers long and connects Togo to Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and Morocco.

The main internet service providers in Togo by user base are IDDQD-AS, CanalBox (GVA), and Atlantique Telecom Togo. Togo's resilience class is classified as vulnerable, meaning its connectivity depends on one or two cables. One outage was recorded by GeoCables in the past 90 days, occurring on July 29, 2026.

Submarine cable resilience index: 37/100 - vulnerable →

Submarine cables: Togo (3)

Every cable that lands in this country, with live latency on its page.

Equiano (15 000 km, since 2023) Maroc Telecom West Africa (8 600 km, since 2021) West Africa Cable System (WACS) (14 530 km, since 2012)

Vital cables for Togo

Cables landing here whose break would hurt this country most, by our cable graph.

No single cable break would cut this country off: alternatives exist for every cable.

Landing Points (1)

Name Latitude Longitude Connected Cables

Connectivity status

Internet status by provider and the resilience of the country's cable connectivity.

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Submarine cables in Togo: questions and answers

How many submarine cables land in Togo?

Togo has 3 submarine cables and 1 landing points in the GeoCables database. The ones with the most landing points here are Equiano, Maroc Telecom West Africa, West Africa Cable System (WACS).

What are the oldest and newest cables in Togo?

The oldest cable in service is West Africa Cable System (WACS) (2012), the newest is Equiano (2023).

What happens if a submarine cable to Togo breaks?

By our cable graph no single break cuts Togo off. The largest effect comes from Equiano: up to plus 12.1 ms towards Portugal. We count paths and milliseconds, not capacity.

Is the internet working in Togo right now?

At the last check (2026-11-04 18:09 UTC) the internet in Togo was working normally. Providers and history

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