Ethiopia restores internet after one week outage

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One week after a web blackout in the country, internet and text messaging services were restored in Ethiopia, according to Ethio Telecom, the country's mobile service provider

Acknowledging the interruption for the first time, Cherer Aklilu Shaffo, the Executive Director of Ethiopia's lone telecoms provider, told CNN the company would credit customers for services that were affected during the shutdown. CNN requested a comment on the outage from the spokeswoman for the Ethiopian Prime Minister but has yet to receive a response. The blackout sparked anger and frustration among citizens as access to social media platforms were blocked.

— Sileshi Yilma Reta June 11, 2019 An Ethiopia and Eritrea researcher with Human Rights Watch , Felix Horne said the web outages could negatively impact the country's economy and commitment to freedom of expression."Blocking the internet countrywide to deter a few possible exam cheats makes it impossible for all Ethiopians to access information," Horne said.

 

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