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Civil Society Calls For End To Blackout In Sudan #KeepItOn

Aid workers' capacity to deliver essential services has been severely impacted by "indiscriminate attacks" and disruption of telecommunications in the country, a group of 94 humanitarian and human rights organizations said in a statement.
"When available, internet access has been instrumental in assisting civilians share and receive critical and often lifesaving information, including about safe areas and routes," according to the statement. It also noted that civilians use the internet to access cash and bank transfers from relatives living overseas "which for many has become a lifeline, allowing them to purchase the most basic necessities, such as food and water".

While some services were restored after the February 2024 outage, large swathes of territory remain disconnected from the network providers in the Darfur region, parts of Khartoum, and the Kordofans.

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Khartoum (file photo).

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