Mauritania mobile internet restored after 22-day post-election cut
The Peninsula
Nouakchott: Mobile internet was re established inMauritaniaearly Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, after a 22 day blackout linked to protests followin...
Nouakchott: Mobile internet was re-established in Mauritania early Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, after a 22-day blackout linked to protests following the announcement of President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's re-election.
Demonstrations on the night of July 1 officially left three people dead in the southern city of Kaedi, but families and local media say four people died.
Looting and dozens of arrests were also reported hours after the final provisional results gave Ghazouani a comfortable victory in the first round of the June 29 presidential election.
The authorities did not immediately comment on the mobile internet cut, but the government spokesman later said it was "necessary" for "security reasons".
Internet restrictions have become a common tactic by governments around the world in the face of protests.
