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Internet Shutdowns

Comoros (the)

17 January - 19 January, 2024 (2 days 12 hours)

 
Local Impact

Reports and measurements indicate that Internet connectivity in the island nation of Comoros was severely disrupted during a period of unrest and protests following the re-election of President Azali Assoumani. Media reports are stating the government is behind the disruption but we have not yet been able to independently confirm this.

Measurements from IODA indicated that BGP routes were restored around 11:00 UTC on 18 January 2024. However, Cloudflare Radar continued to show access disruption at Comores Telecom (AS36939) until around 15:00 UTC on 19 January 2024.

Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries. We encourage all governments to #KeepItOn.

Data and Analysis

Data from IODA shows a drop in overall connectivity in Comoros on 17 and 18 January:

Chart from IODA showing a drop in Internet connectivity in Comoros to about 65% from January 17th to 18th.

Diving a bit more into the data, IODA shows that outage is at Comores Telecom (AS36939), where BGP connectivity drops to zero at multiple points in time:

Chart from IODA that shows the BGP outage at Comoros Telecom

Cloudflare Radar also shows a drop in traffic from AS36939 to close to zero (the dark blue line) from the previous 48 hours (the dotted line). That traffic now seems to be returning to normal levels.

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