Uganda shut down its internet at 15:00 UTC (6pm local) today as a security measure during national elections. #UgandaElections2026
Not the first shutdown in Uganda. They did the same thing five years ago, Peter Micek (AccessNow) and I wrote up a post about it:
https://www.kentik.com/blog/from-egypt-to-uganda-a-decade-of-internet-shutdowns/
Attached: 1 image It appears that the expected #Internet shutdown in #Uganda has been implemented in advance of upcoming elections. A message from @UCC_Official said the suspension of services would be effective at 1800 (15:00 UTC). At that time, we saw traffic from Uganda start to drop, falling 95% in under 30 minutes. https://x.com/nbstv/status/2011053013457109173
Doug Madory