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Ethiopia Shutdown Internet Access Again due to a Coup Attempt

Tech Gist Africa by Tech Gist Africa
06/27/2019
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The Ethiopian government which recently shut down the internet to prevent exam malpractice in the country has again, restricted internet access due to a failed Coup d’état by some soldiers in Amhara state on the 22nd of June 2019.

Ethiopia: SMS was blocked from around midday yesterday – as well as the internet. This is making people suspicious that the situation might be more serious than officials are disclosing

— Martin Plaut (@martinplaut) June 25, 2019

 

The government shut down the internet as a counter-operations to the insurgency. Access to WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram and other online services have been completely shut down.  The shutdown affects SMS services as well as businesses and tech startups. These leaves the citizens with no other choice than to rely on national television and radio for information and updates.

Report: #Ethiopia has now been disconnected from the internet over 48 hours following an apparent coup attempt in #Amhara state; 97% of country currently offline according to real-time network data; situation unclear as blackout continues #KeepItOn 📄📉https://t.co/XoWtAhXFSM pic.twitter.com/nARkIyCZdV

— NetBlocks (@netblocks) June 24, 2019

According to NetBlocks– a non-governmental organization that monitors cybersecurity and the governance of the internet, the internet shutdown costs Ethiopians a loss of $4.5 million daily. They revealed that the current real-time data that maps the IP space of a country shows that about 2% and 3% of Ethiopia’s network remains reachable. In essence, the shutdown affects the whole country except for a few locations.

However, NetBlocks reported that internet connectivity was fully restored in Ethiopia on Thursday the 27th of June 2019. The restoration comes 100 hours after a full outage of internet access. “Internet access is currently being restored across Ethiopia as of 6:00 a.m. UTC Thursday 27 June according to network measurement data. Current levels are approaching 90% of normal connectivity levels prior to the disruption.”


See also:  Ethiopia Shuts Down Internet Access to prevent Exam Malpractice


 

Black online after internet shut down following an attempted coup and assassination of several senior officials in Ethiopia last Saturday. Internet could go off again at any time amid uncertainty of how things will develop

— Anna Chojnicka (@Anna_Choj) June 27, 2019

So good to finally get WhatsApp messages from my family and friends in Ethiopia 😭 No internet in 2019 cannot be the way forward. Welcome back though, apparently only WiFi is turned on but we'll take that!!!

— Kalkidan M (@Kalkidafrique) June 27, 2019

Internet is back, let the conspiracy theory begin#Ethiopia

— Ruhama (@ruhama_m_belay) June 27, 2019

https://twitter.com/btayeg/status/1144135074272747520

https://twitter.com/_LENDAYA/status/1144134985525297152

 

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