In an open letter to the Presidency of Mali on 19 June 2017, Internet Sans Frontières and 22 Malian and international organizations call on the government to keep Malian’s Internet access on in all circumstances, especially in these times of opposition to the project of constitutional amendment submitted by the Government. The open letter comes
Mali : Joint Letter on Keeping The Internet Open and Secure
To His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of the Republic of Mali Copy addressed to: His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga, Prime Minister Mr. Harouna Modibo Touré, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communication Mr. Cheick Sidi Mohamed NIMAGA, President of the Malian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Re: Internet shutdown in Mali Your Excellency,
Internet back in anglophone Cameroon, but more surveillance?
On 20 April 2016, the Government of Cameroon ordered telecommunications operators to restore access to the Internet in the northwest and southwest regions of Cameroon. These two regions, where the English-speaking minority of the country lives, witness demonstrations since November 2016 against alleged marginalization felt by citizens, and expressed in particular by lawyers and teachers.
Internet Restored In Cameroon: A Victory For Citizens, But Vigilance Remains
Paris April 21, 2017 – Internet Without Borders welcomes with relief the news on the restoration of Internet connectivity in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon, ordered by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, on April 20, 2017. Since January 17, 2017, 20 percent of the population of this country bordering
Responsibility of Telcos In Pushing Back On Internet Shutdown in Cameroon
On February 15, 2017, Access Now, Internet Sans Frontières, and more than 20 civil society organizations, based in Cameroon and elsewhere in the world, addressed a letter to CEOs of MTN Cameroon, NextTel, and Orange Cameroon, the main private operators of Cameroon. On January 17, 2017, these companies were ordered to cut Internet access in
Internet Shutdown in Cameroon is Expensive
Since January 17, 2017, populations residing in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon are totally deprived of the Internet. The cut of access to international bandwidth took place in these two regions, where demonstrations haven been raging since November 2016. Although no official reason has been given to date, Internet Sans Frontières
Open Letter To Cameroonian Government On Internet Connectivity In Anglophone Regions
On January 22, 2017, Civil Society Organizations from around the world sent the following open letter to The President of Cameroon, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, and Minister of Communication, on ongoing Internet blackout in anglophone regions of the country. Re: Internet Connectivity in the Republic of Cameroon Your Excellencies, We are writing to urgently
Regional Internet Blackout in Cameroon
On the evening of January 17, 2017, Cameroon was cut off from the international bandwidth. Dyn, a company, which covers issues that impact Internet performance, reported disruptions of the Internet with this tweet: This tweet corroborates many messages received by Internet Sans Frontières, on the particularly bad quality of the Internet connection on January 17,
Blackout régional sur l’Internet camerounais
Dans la soirée du 17 janvier 2017, le Cameroun a été coupé de la bande passante Internationale. La Société d’analyse Akamai, spécialisée dans la surveillance du fonctionnement du réseau Internet, a signalé des perturbations du réseau Internet par ce tweet du 17 janvier 2017: Importante coupure Internet au Cameroun, alors que des rapports suggèrent un black-out
Assurer l’accès à Internet en cas de coupure au Soudan, Soudan du Sud et République démocratique du Congo
Internet Sans frontières reproduit une campagne de l’organisation « Open Technology Fund » Les coupures d’Internet, dont l’objectif est d’empêcher les communications entre manifestants et dissidents, sont de plus en plus courantes dans les pays africains durant les événements clés, particulièrement en période d’élection. Par exemple, en décembre 2016, la Gambie et la République démocratique