Internet lifeline cut in Mogadishu
Telecommunications companies based in Somalia's largest open-air market have been hit by stray shells in the latest round of fighting, leading to internet failure in the past four days.
"Our internet service has been down since 24 May," a senior official of an internet service provider, who requested anonymity, told IRIN on 26 May.
The official said many people's livelihoods depend on internet use; "for many businesses and journalists, the internet is their lifeline". Read on.
