Sudan's Internet Drops After Reported Military Coup
Sudan woke up on Monday, October 25, without Internet access amid reports of political turmoil and a possible military coup. The disruption follows earlier nationwide shutdowns in June, which were implemented to prevent cheating during school exams.
The latest outage appears to have a different cause. Reports from multiple outlets indicated that military forces had detained senior government figures and dissolved the transitional government. Mobile phone networks and Internet access were subsequently shut down across the country.
HTTP traffic data from Cloudflare Radar shows that traffic usually begins to rise after 06:00 local time (04:00 UTC). On this Monday, traffic stayed flat through the morning and showed no signs of recovery by 18:00 local time.
The same pattern holds when examining HTTP traffic by Autonomous System Number (ASN). All major Internet service providers in Sudan were affected by the shutdown.
The outage hit a country that stands out for its heavy reliance on mobile connectivity. In a recent comparison of mobile traffic worldwide using Cloudflare Radar, Sudan ranked among the most mobile-friendly countries, with 83% of Internet traffic originating from mobile devices. On this day, both mobile and desktop traffic were disrupted.
Cloudflare Radar also shows a notable change in Layer 3&4 DDoS attack data, which can be attributed to the overall lack of traffic.
Real-time Internet traffic patterns for Sudan and other countries remain visible on Cloudflare Radar for ongoing monitoring.
