Internet Shutdowns

• Past

  National shutdown

  Internet services have been disrupted again in Sudan amidst an increase in fighting intensity and violence. The measurements below reflect a drop in connections and traffic in the country, with the two major Internet Service Providers, Sudatel and MTN, going completely dark. The two networks have 53% and 21% of the Internet market share, respectively.

  Sudan

  • Start 2 February 2024 2:15 p.m.
  • End 13 May 2024 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 107 days, 9 hours

April 2023

• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan has experienced multiple Internet interruptions as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces intensified in Khartoom and beyond. According to Reuters, Sudanese provider MTN was ordered to shutdown the Internet on 16 April but connectivity was restored shortly after. After several days of disruptions, the country was completely disconnected from the global Internet by 23 April 2023. Because much of Chad's upstream connectivity is provided by Sudatel through SudaChad, Chad is also experiencing Internet disruption as a knock on effect.

  Sudan

  • Start 19 April 2023 12:00 a.m.
  • End 24 April 2023 4:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 5 days, 16 hours

June 2022

• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 22 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 22 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 21 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 21 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 20 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 20 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 19 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 19 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 18 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 18 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 16 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 16 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 15 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 15 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 14 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 14 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours