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The most giant submarine cable to improve Africa’s internet connection

May 18, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

A cable of 37,000 km around the African continent. It is a gigantic project announced this week by a consortium of 8 companies: the construction […]

Sudan restricts social media access to counter anti-govt protest

January 3, 2019 Geraldine Boechat 0

Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests, local media reported. In a country where […]

Internet shut down as DRC counts vote in presidential polls

January 2, 2019 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has cut internet connections and SMS services across the country as it awaited results from a “chaotic” presidential election. The […]

Cameroonian government sued over internet shutdown

January 25, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Two net freedom groups, Access Now and Internet Sans Frontières (ISF), on January 19, sued the government of Cameroon before the country’s top court over […]

Senegal to launch its first internet exchange point, SenIX

August 21, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Senegalese government plans to launch its first Internet Exchange Point on August 29 in the capital city Dakar, Cheikh Bakhoum, the Director General of the […]

DR Congo orders internet slowdown for social media

August 8, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered telecom companies to slowdown internet capacity for social media contents such as images and videos. “In […]

Congo-Brazzaville: Access to the Internet Disrupted

June 15, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Congo-Brazzaville is facing nationwide internet disruptions since last weekend after a 12-kilometer fibre optic cable that connects the country through Pointe-Noire to the international network […]

Ethiopia shuts down internet to prevent exam leaks

June 1, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Ethiopian government has announced a total internet shutdown as means of blocking the leakage of papers for the country’s grade 10 examinations. About 1.2 […]

Rwanda to build 500 smart classrooms in 2017

April 25, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Rwanda and Microsoft have launched a huge project to build 500 smart classrooms nationwide by end of 2017, local newspaper, The New Times reported. The […]

Cameroon: internet restored to restive Anglophone region

April 21, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Cameroonian government on Thursday restored internet services to the country’s Anglophone regions after over 90 days shutdown and international campaigns. The government suspended services […]

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