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Three Weeks Later, Internet Reconnected in Somalia

The connection was cut when a ship severed an undersea fiber optic cable connecting the country to global data networks.

Somalia: Internet Back in Mogadishu As Govt Talks Tough On Provider

Radio Dalsan, 17 July 2017

Internet services are back to normal in parts of central and Southern Somalia after a two week outage. The capital Mogadishu which has in fortnight lost millions of dollars was in… Read more »

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Somalia: Govt Issues New Guidelines Following Loss of Millions in Internet Outage

Radio Dalsan, 17 July 2017

The Federal Government of Somalia in collaboration with the owner of the fiber-optic cable has successfully restored Internet and data services to South and Central Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Holds Ship Behind Internet Blackout

Radio Dalsan, 15 July 2017

A ship said to have damaged undersea fibre optic wires that has caused a two week internet blackout is being detained by Somali authorities. The ship MSC Alice had been delivering… Read more »
Somalia: Internet Returns After 23 Days

VOA, 18 July 2017

Somalia has internet service again, after a 23-day outage that cost the country's fledgling economy tens of millions of dollars. Read more »

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