All internet connections to Sudan were cut off abruptly on Wednesday afternoon, after riots erupted in northern Khartoum over the ending of fuel subsidies.The move to cut connections appears to have been done by the government to prevent protesters using social media to organise riots. “From the connectivity data alone, we cannot tell whether the blackout is government directed.” Doug Madory from internet monitoring firm Renesys told the Guardian. “However, it is either a coincidental catastrophic failure of all three independent internet providers and their connections out of Sudan, including a terrestrial link into Egypt – unlikely given its not just a single connection – or some centrally directed, government action.”
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/25/sudan-internet-cut-khartoum-protestsAlso see:Sudan Loses Internet Access, Government May Be to Blame
Connectivity to one of three major international ISPs in Sudan has been restored, following reports that the government may be responsible for cutting off the country’s access amid riots over the lifting of fuel subsidies.The African country began losing access to the Internet around 4 p.m. local time Wednesday. Access to the Internet through Canar telecommunications was restored a couple of hours later, but the majority of the country still lacks access, said Doug Madory, senior analyst at the Internet analysis company Renesys.
http://www.cio.com/article/740386/Sudan_Loses_Internet_Access_Government_May_Be_to_Blame
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/527509/sudan_loses_internet_access_government_may_blame/Sudan drops off Internet amid internal strife
In what has become a familiar pattern in countries in crisis, the government in Sudan appears to have pulled the plug on Internet services there.U.S. Internet monitoring firms Wednesday reported that all Internet services to and from Sudan suddenly went offline around 6 a.m. ET today as Sudanese security forces were attempting to quell rioters in northern Khartoum.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242665/Sudan_drops_off_Internet_amid_internal_strife
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/092513-sudan-drops-off-internet-amid-274182.html