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.
- Total Duration 107 days, 9 hours
Sudan
- Population
- 50,042,791
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
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.
Other supporting information
Below are three charts from Cloudflare Radar showing a drop in Internet traffic in Sudan and two of its major Internet Service Providers, Sudatel and MTNSD, from 2 February 2024.
This degradation in connectivity was confirmed by IODA's Internet Connectivity testing and Google Transparency Report, which show a significant drop in Internet connectivity in the country and to Google Web Search services.
