ASNs decimation in ZW this morning

Wed Jan 16 14:06:15 UTC 2019

On 16/Jan/19 15:54, Colin Johnston wrote:

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> I wonder how they block social media sites/whats up, is it null
> routing on peering cores or filtering since did not see filtering in
> place from ZIM<>UK last month...

In Africa, the majority of connectivity happens over mobile networks. So
it's easy to "fix" it, since mobile networks have some of the most
advanced DPI's in any network.

For those not aware, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Zimbabwean president,
increased fuel prices from US$1.24/litre to US$3.11/litre for diesel,
and US$1.31/litre to US$3.31/litre for petrol. This is what led to
(violent) protests, and as such, networks being asked to shutdown services.

Mark.