When clashes between local militiamen and federal military forces intensified on August 3, the government of #Ethiopia reportedly shut down #Internet services in the #Amhara region. Over five weeks later, connectivity remains largely unavailable. #KeepItOn

The government of #Gabon has announced the suspension of Internet access in order to "prevent the spread of calls for violence" following elections. CloudflareRadar shows traffic starting to drop around 15:45 UTC. radar.cloudflare.com/ga www.france24.com/fr/afrique/20230826-pr%C3%A9sidentielle-au-gabon-couvre-feu-instaur%C3%A9-et-internet-coup%C3%A9 #KeepItOn

Officials in #Syria have implemented nationwide #Internet shutdowns for three consecutive days this week in an attempt to prevent cheating on the latest round of academic exams. The daily outages are expected to occur through August 21. radar.cloudflare.com/sy #KeepItOn

Joining #Kurdistan in a second round of #Internet shutdowns to prevent cheating on exams, it appears that #Syria will also experience daily shutdowns until August 21. The first was observed today between 0200-0530 UTC. radar.cloudflare.com/sy sana.sy/en/ #KeepItOn

#Mobile #Internet connectivity has been unavailable in #Amhara, #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 since 18:00 UTC on August 2, following fighting between the federal military and local militia. #KeepItOn www.nasdaq.com/articles/mobile-internet-outages-in-ethiopias-amhara-amid-fighting-residents-say

The second quarter of 2023 was a particularly busy one for #Internet disruptions, and especially for government-directed Internet shutdowns. Find out more about these shutdowns and other Internet outages observed during the quarter at blog.cloudflare.com/q2-2023-internet-disruption-summary/ #KeepItOn

The first of two (June 25 & 26) nationwide #Internet shutdowns of the exam season in #Syria 🇸🇾 was observed earlier today. Cloudflare Radar shows a complete shutdown occurring between 0145-0545 UTC. www.facebook.com/syriantelecomcompany/posts/pfbid02vPpu2tTyEtxsaqupSF3MvqxrsMLTvJGpzYVvwzoQ3CFX3xuZJ23euJFkXxdZbtubl radar.cloudflare.com/sy #KeepItOn #NoExamShutdown

The 4th multi-hour #Internet shutdown in #Iraq 🇮🇶 occurred between 0100-0500 UTC this morning. The shutdowns are reportedly intended to prevent cheating on exams, although it is unclear just how effective they are in doing so. radar.cloudflare.com/iq #KeepItOn #NoExamShutdown

The 3rd scheduled #Internet shutdown in #Iraq occurred between 01:00-05:00 UTC this morning, with nationwide impact. This series of shutdowns is intended to prevent cheating on 9th and 12th grade exams, and is scheduled to run through mid-July. radar.cloudflare.com/iq #KeepItOn

After blocking social media sites, the #Senegal government has reportedly started restricting #mobile #Internet services. Cloudflare traffic shows an ongoing outage at Free Senegal (Tigo) starting at 13:45 UTC on June 4. A 3+ hour disruption was also observed on June 3. #KeepItOn

Three days in, Cloudflare data shows peak traffic levels on #mobile #Internet providers in #Punjab at a fraction of normal volumes. #KeepItOn twitter.com/accessnow/status/1637757424491798530