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Sudan woke up without Internet

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On October 25, Sudan experienced a complete shutdown of its internet access following political turmoil involving military forces detaining senior government officials and dissolving the transitional government. This disruption was confirmed by several media outlets. Cloudflare Radar data revealed that internet traffic in Sudan dropped abruptly on Monday morning and continued to decline throughout the afternoon, with no signs of restoration at 18:00 local time. The shutdown affected all major ISPs from Sudan and impacted both mobile and desktop traffic.

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
Oct. 25, 2021

Author(s)
João Tomé, Celso Martinho

Word count
300

Hacker News points
129

Language
English


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