Cape Town — Internet connection has been re-established in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon after almost three months of blackouts. President Paul Biya ordered Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, to instruct internet service providers to re-establish connectivity to these regions, according to Cameroon Info. This action from the government has cost impacted on the economy, with nearly 3 million euros ($3.1 million) lost since January, according to French NGO, Internet sans Frontieres (Internet without Borders). They plan to restrict African governments' access to internet resources if they stop their citizens from accessing the web. The regional internet registry body will be meeting at the end of May when such a policy could be adopted.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 21, 2017 08:15 UTC