Fighting in northern Ethiopia spurs fears of blackout and blockade
Tigray was cut off from the world during the 2020-2022 civil war, which killed around 600,000 people.
Fears of a communications blackout in northern Ethiopia have increased as fighting flares between the federal military and forces from the Tigray region and their allies.
Telecom and internet networks were reported to have stopped working on Friday as the conflict threatened to develop across the country into a full-scale war.
The interruptions have provoked fears of a repeat of the communications blackout and supplies blockade during the 2020-2022 civil war in northern Ethiopia, when Tigray was largely cut off from the outside world.
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival has committed itself to removing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.