National shutdown
On 13 August, Internet services were again disrupted in Mauritania from 8:00-12:00 UTC. This follows two disruptions the day before all of which are coinciding with baccalaureate exams happening this week in the country. These recent shutdowns comes less than a month after Internet services were restored after a 23 day national Internet shutdown following post-election protests.
- Total Duration 4 hours
Mauritania
- Population
- 5,169,395
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Local impact
On 13 August, Internet services were again disrupted in Mauritania from 8:00-12:00 UTC. This follows two disruptions the day before all of which are coinciding with baccalaureate exams happening this week in the country. These recent shutdowns comes less than a month after Internet services were restored after a 23 day national Internet shutdown following post-election protests.
Related documentation
No cause documentation has been published.
Other supporting information
Cloudflare Radar shows Mauritania's Internet traffic volumes dropped again on 13 August between 8:00-12:00 UTC. This follows two Internet disruption events from the day before.
Like the day before, Chingutel and Mattel experienced complete network outages while the country's largest ISP, Mauritel, experienced a 50% drop in traffic.
Google Transparency Report also shows traffic to Google web search services returning to levels before the shutdown event.
Social media
Three apparent #Internet shutdowns took place in #Mauritania on August 12 & 13, likely intended to prevent cheating on baccalaureate exams. Mattel & Chingutel saw complete multi-hour outages, while Mauritel lost ~50% of traffic.https://t.co/JTLtgQgIclhttps://t.co/F5ixrDfqOZ pic.twitter.com/F28ucTeCLx — Cloudflare Radar (@CloudflareRadar) August 13, 2024