Sudan, Ethiopia lead Africa with highest number of internet shutdowns
A new report examines partial and total shutdowns across the world and highlights the impact of every major internet blackout or shutdown.
Michael Malakata
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Internet shutdowns: Ethiopian businesses lose US$146-million
New report quantifies country’s loss after internet shutdown in Tigray in 2022.
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Africa continues to try to censor social media
Study shows over the past six years, 28 out of 54 countries on the continent have employed some form of a social media ban or disruption.
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Africa loses $2bn from Internet shutdowns
Sub-Saharan Africa lost more than $2 billion in economic value in 2019 after deliberate government action to shut down the Internet for more than 7 800 hours, a new report reveals.
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Social media blocked in Chad for a year
Resistance is mounting as social media blackout reaches one-year anniversary says Samuel Woodhams,Researcher at Top10VPN.