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⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show disruptions to internet connectivity in multiple West #Africa countries with high impact to Liberia and Gambia; the incident is attributed to an outage on the ACE subsea cable during today's scheduled repair works…
⚠️ Update: Network data show further internet outages in #Africa as ACE subsea cable repairs continue; today, Sierra Leone and Guinea are largely offline, with Liberia and Gambia also heavily impacted 📉
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ℹ️ Note: Metrics show reductions to internet connectivity in #Ukraine as Ukrenergo applies new hourly power outages for industrial and household consumers, citing weather conditions and ongoing attacks by Russia targeting energy infrastructure since March
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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show new internet outages in #Africa following recent efforts to repair the ACE subsea cable network; the incident has high impact to Mauritania and Liberia as well as affecting several other West African countries 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Algeria in an apparent bid by authorities to prevent cheating and paper leaks in Baccalauréat exams, consistent with measures applied in previous years #BAC2024 #Algérie
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Algeria in an apparent bid by authorities to prevent cheating and paper leaks in Baccalauréat exams, consistent with measures applied in previous years #BAC2024 #Algérie
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity has been disrupted again in #Algeria as authorities try to stem cheating in Baccalauréat exams, a controversial policy that negatively impacts the nation's general population and industry #BAC2024 #Algérie
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ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to leading #India internet provider Reliance Jio (AS55836) affecting multiple regions, corroborating user reports of widespread outages 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Ecuador with national connectivity down to 44% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a failure in the transmission line per CENACE 🔌#sinluz #apagón
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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show major disruptions to internet connectivity in #Montenegro corresponding to power outages also impacting neighbouring countries amidst a regional heatwave; the incident is caused by a fire on a power line per initial reports 🔌📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Kharkiv, #Ukraine, amid reports of a wave of deadly Russian guided aerial bomb attacks targeting civil infrastructure 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq except the north. The measure, presented as a means to prevent cheating and leaks in a new round of school exams, continues to disproportionately impact other users 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉
ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
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ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
ℹ️ While Kenyan network operator Safaricom now states that two of its undersea cables have experienced outages, the root cause of the current internet disruption remains unexplained at the present time.
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ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
A new visualization of yesterday's internet disruption in #Kenya during protests shows domestic and downstream country impacts. Key findings:

* No physical subsea cable damage yet identified
* Kenya impact higher than in past cable cuts
* MTN Uganda attributes outage to Kenya
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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a multi-hour disruption to internet connectivity in the Belgorod region of #Russia corresponding to reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉
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⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity has declined in the Windward Islands as Hurricane #Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm on record, makes landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea; the incident comes amid widening power outages 🌀📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
Incidents in Kayseri have also spilled over into the wider region with counter-protests in Aleppo and Afrin, northern #Syria, resulting in clashes with the Turkish military; network data show disruptions to internet connectivity along the borderlands corroborating user reports 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media platforms including Telegram, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a second day in Kayseri, #Turkey, the epicenter of anti-migrant protests that have spread through southern Turkey and the Syria borderlands
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⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to connectivity in #Mauritania from midnight, with mobile internet restricted amid protests rejecting the results of this weekend's presidential elections 📵📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
⚠️ Update: Social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a third day in Kayseri, #Turkey, impacting daily life and business; the measure was imposed as anti-migrant protests sparked a crisis across south Turkey and north Syria
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