Networks are still down in parts of Kassala, New Halfa, El Gedaref, El Obeid, En Nahud, and areas across Red Sea state, in addition to large parts of Sennar, White Nile, and El Gezira states, for the second day in a row due to the disruption of fiber optic cables in the Haiya. Networks are still down in parts of Kassala, New Halfa, El Gedaref, El Obeid, En Nahud, and areas across Red Sea state, in addition to large parts of Sennar, White Nile, and El Gezira states, for the second day in a row due to the disruption of fiber optic cables in the Haiya. The Internet shutdowns in Sudan refer to a series of nationwide and localised disruptions to internet and telecommunications services in Sudan since the onset of the civil war in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In November 2025, Sudan. In mid-September, the Taliban ordered the shutdown of fiber optic Internet connectivity in multiple provinces across Afghanistan, as part of a drive to “prevent immorality”. It was the first such ban issued since the Taliban took full control of the country in August 2021. As many as 15 provinces. Sudan's telecommunications infrastructure is set for a major transformation following a $3 million investment in advanced networking equipment and the activation of a new undersea fibre optic cable. *Includes full blackouts, social-media blocks and. Tarek Hassan, an Engineer at MTN Sudan told SMEX that the mediocre Internet services in Sudan are partly due to the “poor quality of the current low-cost fiber optics network that links Sudan to the Internet. ” “Internet connection reaches Sudan via cables from Egypt through the Red Sea,” he. The Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable has been cut in the Red Sea, causing widespread internet disruptions across the region. The 15,000-kilometer PEACE cable suffered damage spanning approximately 1,450 kilometers from Zafarana, Egypt, to Singapore, with a.
