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Cameroon ends internet shutdown on orders of President Paul Biya | |
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Internet services in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been turned back on three months after they were cut off following protests. | |
People were delighted when online access was restored in both regions on Thursday at 19:00 GMT, a BBC correspondent in Bamenda reports. | |
Before the ban, authorities had warned mobile phone users they faced jail for spreading false information. | |
Communications and the economy were badly affected by the shutdown. | |
Anglophone Cameroonians make up about 20% of the country's 23 million people. | Anglophone Cameroonians make up about 20% of the country's 23 million people. |
Workers in Cameroon's tech hub, known as Silicon Mountain, had to relocate to areas where the internet was still available. | Workers in Cameroon's tech hub, known as Silicon Mountain, had to relocate to areas where the internet was still available. |
Anglophone Cameroonians in the North-West and South-West regions had been protesting over the imposition of French in their schools and courts. | Anglophone Cameroonians in the North-West and South-West regions had been protesting over the imposition of French in their schools and courts. |
Blocking the internet for such a long period will have added to the Anglophones' sense of economic, social and political marginalisation, BBC World Service Africa editor Mary Harper reports. | Blocking the internet for such a long period will have added to the Anglophones' sense of economic, social and political marginalisation, BBC World Service Africa editor Mary Harper reports. |