Sudan seems to have cut itself off from the global Internet on Wednesday. The complete blackout, reportedly caused by the Sudanese government, was confirmed by Renesys, an Internet monitoring and research firm.
We confirm #Sudan has cut itself off from global Internet 45min ago (12:47UTC) amid riots in Khartoum pic.twitter.com/dAkhxssCsu
— Renesys Corporation (@renesys) September 25, 2013
The blackout comes amid riots sparked by the government's decision to lift subsidies on oil, which caused the rise of fuel costsAl Arabiya, a Saudi-owned Arabic news channel, also reported that the Internet was shut down by the Sudan government. Read more...
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