Uganda: The Hidden Costs of Uganda's Internet Blackout

Uganda: The Hidden Costs of Uganda's Internet Blackout

[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda's economy is now deeply digitized. Mobile money platforms alone process hundreds of billions of shillings daily, serving as the primary financial arteries for the informal sector, which employs over 70% of the population.

Four-Day Internet Shutdown Cost Uganda’s Telecoms an Estimated UGX 24 Billion in Lost Data Revenues

Uganda’s two largest mobile network operators, Airtel Uganda and MTN Uganda, are estimated to have lost between UGX 22.8 billion and UGX 24 billion in data revenues following the four-day nationwide internet shutdown.  The shutdown that was effected at 6 pm on Tuesday last week and lasted until late Saturday, highlights the rising financial cost of digital disruptions as data services become central to telecoms’ business models. The estimate is …

Elections in the Dark: How Uganda’s 2026 Internet Shutdown Undermined Democracy : Unwanted Witness

By Unwanted Witness Kampala, Uganda – January 21, 2026 When Ugandans went to the polls in […] The post Elections in the Dark: How Uganda’s 2026 Internet Shutdown Undermined Democracy appeared first on Unwanted Witness.

MTN, Airtel restore services in Uganda after 7 days of imposed shutdown

MTN and Airtel mobile money operations have now been restored in Uganda. This comes seven days after the Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC) imposed an internet blackout days before the general elections.  Although the East African country’s Communications Regulator, on Sunday, announced the restoration of public internet access nationwide, access to mobile money operations and social media was restricted.  Confirming the restoration of mobi…

The hidden costs of Uganda’s internet blackout

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