Benin’s citizens deprived of Internet on election day

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Internet shutdowns in Benin on 28 April that obstructed the free flow of news and information during a parliamentary election with a very low turnout. At first access to social networks was badly disrupted and then it was disconnected altogether.Connections were initially cut by two telecom operators during much of the day.

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