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How does Ethiopia's recently-ended 158-day service-blocking shutdown compare to others ordered by governments around the world?

As of the end of June 2023, governments and other actors across 15 countries have intentionally disrupted Internet connectivity or blocked access to specific Internet services to their citizens.

Follow the latest on exam-related shutdowns in Algeria.

2022 saw solid growth in DNSSEC validation around the world with some amazing increases in African countries.

The Internet Society Nigeria Chapter has been collaborating and informing the national regulator on threats against the Internet, including nullify rumors of Internet shutdown during the recent Nigerian elections.

Rwanda becomes the 17th African country to deploy DNSSEC at its ccTLD.

On 4 January 2022, The Gambia was completely cut off from the Internet for more than eight hours.

Internet measurement is not a common practice in the African region.