Effects of the conflict in Sudan on Internet patterns

An armed conflict between rival factions of Sudan's military government began on April 15, resulting in a significant disruption to Internet traffic. On May 2, internet traffic was still approximately 30% lower than pre-conflict levels. Major local internet providers experienced outages and disruptions during this time, with some ISPs reporting a nearly 90% drop in traffic. The most impacted ISPs were Sudatel, Zain, and Canar. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) updates indicated consistent spikes with both the start of the outage and its return to normalcy. As of this writing, internet traffic continues to be much lower than before, showing some recovery in the past couple of days.