Region: Africa

Internet shutdowns hit record high in 2024
3 Mar 2025

Why 2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns
25 Feb 2025

296 internet shutdowns across 54 countries
25 Feb 2025

Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO
25 Feb 2025

Government-forced internet disruptions hit record high
25 Feb 2025

The worst year in shutdowns: a blow to democracy and human rights in Africa
23 Feb 2025

Lives on hold: internet shutdowns in 2024
23 Feb 2025
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The 2024 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data.

Emboldened offenders, endangered communities: internet shutdowns in 2024
23 Feb 2025
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Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 296 internet shutdowns in 2024 — the highest number since 2016.

RightsCon digital rights summit to be held in Taipei for first time
6 Feb 2025

#KeepItOn: les autorités doivent rétablir l’accès à Goma et dans toute la RDC
5 Feb 2025
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The #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that authorities in the DRC stop imposing internet shutdowns amid the ongoing conflict.