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Election shutdown watch: where the internet could be cut next

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Updated 5 November, 01:00 UTC
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Governments often cut the internet around elections: at least 313 shutdowns happened in 52 countries in 2025, according to the #KeepItOn coalition. This page lists the next votes and shows the live state of each country's internet, measured every 5 minutes. A listing here is not a prediction. It tells you where to look, and if something happens on election day, you can follow it here live.

Next elections

15 November 2026

Cabo Verde: Presidential election, possible runoff on 29 November.

Normal right now · 10 of 10 monitored hosts reachable

5 December 2026

The Gambia: Presidential election. The government cut the internet on the eve of the 2016 vote. In May 2026, 13 civil society groups asked it not to happen again.

Normal right now · 20 of 20 monitored hosts reachable

6 December 2026

Guinea-Bissau: General election, meant to restore civilian rule after the 2025 coup.

Normal right now · 5 of 5 monitored hosts reachable

22 December 2026

South Sudan: General election, its first. Analysts doubt the date will hold. On the #KeepItOn coalition's 2026 watchlist.

Normal right now · 18 of 20 monitored hosts reachable

16 January 2027

Nigeria: General election.

Normal right now · 78 of 78 monitored hosts reachable

27 January 2027

Kyrgyzstan: Presidential election.

Normal right now · 29 of 29 monitored hosts reachable

This year so far

  • 15 January, Uganda The regulator ordered operators to suspend public internet access before the vote. Connectivity was partly restored on 18 January, after a five-day blackout.
  • 15 March, Republic of the Congo A two-day shutdown began on the morning of the vote.
  • 13 August, Zambia Rights groups had warned of a shutdown, but the #KeepItOn coalition received no reports of blackouts.

How to read this page

Each country's status comes from hosts we check from our own servers, and it can be a different story from what one network or one phone shows. A cut can also be partial: blocking social media or mobile data leaves the hosts we measure reachable. Open a country for its regions, history and incident list.

Election dates can change, and we update this page when they do.

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