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Cases of countries shutting down the web in Africa have gone up, with latest figures in a report from Access Now - a non-profit organisation defending digital rights - stating that 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in 2021, compared to nine countries in the previous year. Felicia Anthonio,who's based in Accra, Ghana, is the #KeepItOn campaign manager at Access Now. She spoke to Focus on Africa's Esau Williams about why governments might block internet access and how they go about doing it. Photo: A man looking stressed stares at his mobile phone. Credit: Getty Images.