LuandaAngola cut the internet for the first time as fuel protests killed at least 22.
Civil society monitors counted 30 dead and over 1,500 arrested in July 2025, against the authorities’ 22 dead.
A researcher who logs African technology law found more than 70 government network shutdowns in 32 countries since 2014.
Algeria has cut the national internet every June during baccalaureate exams, the researcher writes.
How each outlet framed it
- Global Voices leans critical
- documents 70+ internet shutdowns across 32 African countries since 2014, identifying network cuts as primary protest suppression tactic
Sources: Global Voices