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Journalists Struggle Through Information Blackout in Ethiopia (VOA News)

December 1, 2020 11:26 PM / Leave a comment

Journalists Struggle Through Information Blackout in Ethiopia

By Salem Solomon
December 01, 2020 09:48 PM
An Ethiopian streams a video of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking, at an internet cafe in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
FILE – An Ethiopian streams a video of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking, at an internet cafe in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 26, 2020. Journalists say a government-imposed blackout in Ethiopia has made it difficult to document the fighting in Tigray.

As fighting erupted in the Ethiopian region of Tigray in early November, the northern part of the country was cut from internet, mobile phone and landline communications. Journalists say the government-imposed blackout made it virtually impossible to get accurate information about the conflict.