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Somalia sees internet blackout after prime minister ousted

by Associated Press
| July 27, 2020 8:03 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An internet blackout across large parts of southern and central Somalia ended Monday after what critics called an attempt by the government to control information amid fears of political fallout after the prime minister was ousted over the weekend.

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