Internet cut in Chad after tense polls

The internet remained mysteriously cut in Chad's capital on Monday a day after elections held amid tight security, which are expected to see President Idriss Deby extend his 26-year rule, News24 reported.

Some foreign television media, who had worked until Sunday evening, were meanwhile unable to cover the post-election situation because they had not received authorization from the communications ministry by the middle of the day.

Mobile Internet was suspended from Sunday morning, while fixed internet went out in the evening in N'Djamena, and text messages could not be sent over the local phone network.

The online blackout, which occurred without official explanation, was preventing discussion about how the election had gone.

The situation was reminiscent of that in Congo, where authorities cut all communications - internet, phone and texts - for four days for presidential elections on March 20.

Source : MENA