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Updates can be gathered from here and here. The status of various submarine cables connecting Africa to the rest of the world as seen in October 2010 can be seen below.
To show the effects of these cables coming online, we shall consider minimum RTTs and jitter. We should see a considerable decrease in the minimum RTT and jitter for hosts that have direct connection with active submarine cables. The landing points of these cables and countries are listed below.
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Effect of sub-Saharan African cable systems coming online
To show the effects of these cables coming online, we shall consider minimum RTTs and jitter. We should see a considerable decrease in the minimum RTT and jitter for hosts that have direct connection with active submarine cables.