
Comms blackout across Sudan as rains damage essential fiber optic
Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods in the Haiya area of Sudan''s Red Sea state, have continued across much of the country for the second day in a row.
Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods in the Haiya area of Sudan's Red Sea state, have continued across much of the country for the second day in a row. 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. Sudan, Syria, and Iraq were among countries that experienced government-directed Internet shutdowns, in the last quarter, according to Cloudflare 's Q3 2025 Internet disruption summary. The report covers disruptions occurring in the thre...

Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods in the Haiya area of Sudan''s Red Sea state, have continued across much of the country for the second day in a row.

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Engineers who spoke to Radio Dabanga attributed the cable outage to floods and heavy rains that swept through large parts of the Red Sea state.

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Sudan: Comms Blackout Across Sudan As Rains Damage Essential Fiber Optic Cable Hub Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods

Engineers who spoke to Radio Dabanga attributed the cable outage to floods and heavy rains that swept through large parts of the Red Sea state.

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