INVESTIGATION | #ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo – MTN and internet shutdowns

#ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo: Exposing MTN’s Role in Internet Shutdowns is a groundbreaking investigative report by Open Secrets. The report reveals how MTN and its subsidiaries have been implicated in human rights violations across Africa and the Middle East, including internet shutdowns during wars and elections, corruption, tax evasion, and enabling terror activities. With case studies from Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Cameroon, Uganda, and Nigeria, #ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo exposes the hidden business practices that allow telecom giants to operate with impunity, calling for urgent accountability.

authored by Abby May, Ra’eesa Pather, Jane Borman, Luvano Ntuli and Afua Duah