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.
CNN SUCKS!!!
1 week in the third world. Who could’ve guessed?
Raise your hand if you think Democrats would have gone ballistic if Fox News stopped showing a Biden rally because the crowd chanted 'Fox News Sucks'
In other news, nobody noticed that Ethiopia was missing from the Internet.