Sudan, Ethiopia lead Africa with highest number of internet shutdowns

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Cybersecurity firm Surfshark has ranked Sudan and Ethiopia leading countries in Africa with the highest number of internet disruptions.

According the company’s latest internet shutdown tracker report, Sudan and Ethiopia lead the list, both countries had 12 internet disruptions each.

In the case of Sudan, the report comes at a time the country is experiencing massive internet blackout due to the on-going fight between the military and paramilitary forces. “The perilous and life threatening military situation in Sudan is compounded by the absence of internet access and Sudan has already experienced a troubling number of similar restrictions since 2015.

 

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