Internet disruption reported in northern Ethiopia
Web monitor detects possible subnational internet outage linked to conflict in the region.
The Brief
- Netblocks identified an internet disruption in northern Ethiopia.
- The disruption coincides with reports of a telecoms blackout in Tigray.
- Cause of the outage remains unclear.
A web monitoring service reported an internet disruption in northern Ethiopia on Friday.
The disruption was noted in areas where conflict between federal military forces and Tigray region allies has been ongoing.
Netblocks stated that network data indicated a subnational internet outage in the region.
The organization linked the disruption to reports of a telecoms blackout in Tigray.
No immediate explanation was provided for the cause of the internet outage.
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