The Ethiopian government has restricted telephone and internet services in the Tigray region. It happened on Wednesday, hours after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to an ambush on the military. The Information access rights group which is accessible now, indicated the region had been closed to the world. The PM of Ethiopia has imposed a six-month State of Emergency. They have done so by accusing Tigray of threatening the sovereignty of Ethiopia.
Access Now has said that the government of Ethiopia has again closed or disturbed the internet including Mobile network, fixed-line internet and landline telephony. The PM has declared a state of emergency and orders military intervention against Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
Data source: All Africa news