Africa went completely offline in from western ISPs

The claim that "Africa went completely offline from western ISPs" is an overstatement and not supported by the evidence. Multiple sources confirm that there have been major internet outages affecting large parts of western and southern Africa, primarily caused by damage or emergency repairs to critical undersea cables such as the West Africa Cable System (WACS). These outages have led to slow or disrupted internet access for millions of users in affected regions.pulse.internetsociety.orgpulse.internetsociety.orgMajor Internet Outages Across Western and Southern Africa Todaymybroadband.co.zamybroadband.co.zaMajor undersea Internet cable serving South Africa offline+5 more

However, these disruptions are regional and partial rather than a continent-wide total blackout. For example:

In summary, while significant outages have occurred causing major disruptions in parts of Africa due to undersea cable failures linked to Western ISP infrastructure, the continent did not go completely offline. Internet access remains available in many regions, and efforts are underway to improve resilience and independence.