Region: Africa

Access Now denounces the internet shutdowns in Sudan today as military forces seize control of the government in a military coup.

Access Now is calling for an immediate reinstatement of internet access across Eswatini after authorities shut down the internet yesterday, June 29, in response to large-scale pro-democracy protests. 

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund met this week. They didn’t discuss digital identity programs, even though the World Bank itself funds “Big ID” systems.

Since the start of the Tigray conflict in November 2020, warring parties in Ethiopia have used internet and telecommunication shutdowns as a weapon to control and censor information.

Access Now, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Open Net Association filed a legal intervention to the ECOWAS Court challenging the constitutionality of Nigeria’s Twitter ban.

We share five stories to show how the shutdown in Zambia affected people’s lives, as well as ways you can join the fight against internet shutdowns around the world.

Since the start of the Tigray conflict in November 2020, warring parties in Ethiopia have used internet and telecommunication shutdowns as a weapon to control and censor information.

In 2021, at least a dozen countries with a history of internet shutdowns are headed to the polls for important elections, and people fighting for their democracies need the world’s solidarity and support.