National shutdown
Internet users in Sudan experienced Internet shutdown in conjunction with end of year public exams. The shutdown was near full on SudaTel, MTN, and Zain networks, together serving 97% of Interent users in Sudan.
The original exam schedule runs between 29 June and 10 July, with exams scheduled every day except on Fridays, however, shutdowns were evident from 7 July.
- Total Duration 3 hours
Sudan
- Population
- 50,448,963
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Related documentation
News outlet, AlTaghyeer reporting on 8 July that Sudanese authorities are ordering Internet shutdown during exam times: https://www.altaghyeer.info/ar/2025/07/08/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%b1-%d8%ad%d8%ac%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%84/
Other supporting information
Cloudflare Radar and IODA recorded drops in Internet traffic on 10 July 2025 from 12:00 UTC (14:00 local time) to 15:00 UTC (17:00 local time). The Cloudflare graph shows a clear drop in HTTP traffic. However, this fall appears to be offset shortly after it started by other traffic, which could be an indication for large-scale VPN use.
