Cameroon: Govt Sabotages Own Digital Economy Plan With Internet Shutdown

10 March 2017
analysis

Cameroon aspires to be a tech hub and "multiply by 50" jobs in ICTs. But high costs, poor infrastructure and the internet blackout in Silicon Mountain undermine this vision.

For nearly two months now, Cameroon's two English-speaking regions have been living under an internet blackout. Communication by email and social media has ground to a halt. Banks and ATMs have stopped services. And companies that rely on the internet to do business have suffered tremendously.

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