Ongoing

National shutdown

Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, faced an Internet shutdown starting from the morning of 15 March 2026, the day the country went to polls in a vote to extend the rule of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

The country faced similar shutdowns in 2021 and 2016 elections.

  • Total Duration 1 day, 11 hours

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Population
6,332,961

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Other supporting information

Graph from Cloudflare Radar showing a drop in Internet traffic in Republic of Congo to near zero as of 15 March 2026, 5:30am.
Graph from Cloudflare Radar showing a drop in Internet traffic in Republic of Congo to near zero as of 15 March 2026, 5:30am.
Graph from IODA showing a drop in Internet traffic in Republic of Congo to near zero as of 15 March 2026, 5:30am.
Graph from IODA showing a drop in Internet traffic in Republic of Congo to near zero as of 15 March 2026, 5:30am.