The people of Sudan responded with protests, and al-Bashir was finally ousted in April this year. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA SENT SUDAN VIRALOn June 3, 26-year-old Mohamed Hashim Mattar was allegedly shot dead by the Rapid Support Forces during a crackdown on protesters in Khartoum, the nation’s capital. His family and friends began posting his favourite colour, a particular shade of blue, on their social media profiles to honour his death. Social media has long been a crucial part of mass demonstrations. Sudan has taken a leaf out of China and Russia’s books by imposing social media and internet blackouts, but the crackdown failed to cover government atrocities.

Source: Ethiopian News June 14, 2019 07:07 UTC