ADDIS ABABA ( Halbeeg News) – Ethiopian government shut down the internet on Tuesday last week is affecting many areas of the country.
The closure of the services coincides with nationwide exams, which may be the reason for the shutdown.
There has been speculation the measures are aimed at trying to stop students cheating since the exams papers were leaked several times before.
The state-run Ethio-Telecom, the country’s only telecoms provider, has refused to comment on the outages.
The messaging app Telegram, which is popular among young Ethiopians, also remains inaccessible.
The internet was shut down in 2016 and 2017 to curb the leaking of exam papers amid popular anti-government protests.
But when reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came into office last year he allowed more freedom of expression and previously banned websites were unbanned.
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