Residents of Annobón island in Equatorial Guinea have faced severe internet outages since complaining about dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company. Residents and rights groups say dozens of signatories were imprisoned for nearly a year and the internet shutdown continues. Locals have fled the island, citing fear for their lives and the challenges of living without internet. The Moroccan company allegedly linked to the president has confirmed the outages beginning in July last year but deny involvement. Activists say the internet shutdown is part of a broader pattern of repression by the government to silence dissent.
