Sudan woke up without Internet
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