Africa Business Radio

Deliberate internet blockages across sub-Saharan Africa resulted in $1.9bn in losses last year - eight times more than in 2020. Top10VPN says Nigeria was by far the worst-hit African country losing nearly $1.5bn, second globally to politically troubled Myanmar, which lost about $2.8bn. Top10VPN's report came as Nigeria lifted a ban on Twitter that had lasted for seven months, though many people circumvented it by using VPNs. Ethiopia was the second-most affected country in Africa has lost around $164m, followed by Sudan at almost $152m and Uganda at more than $109m, according to the report.