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Sudan cuts mobile internet ahead of anti-coup rallies

Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets of the capital Khartoum as tens of thousands protest against the army's October 25 coup, on December 30, 2021. PHOTO/AFP
What you need to know:
- Web monitoring group NetBlocks said the mobile internet was cut from mid-morning ahead of the planned protests, the first of the year.
Sudanese authorities cut mobile internet services on Sunday amid calls for pro-democracy rallies in "memory of the martyrs" killed in recent protests.
Web monitoring group NetBlocks said the mobile internet was cut from mid-morning ahead of the planned protests, the first of the year.
Sudan has been gripped by turmoil since military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan launched a coup on October 25 and detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.