Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)

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. As an intercontinental system, Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. Real-time monitoring by GeoCables compares current latency measurements from RIPE Atlas probes against baseline data to identify anomalies on this cable route.