By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE More by this AuthorThe Ethiopian government has restored access to internet over three weeks after the horn of Africa nation imposed a total shutdown across the country leaving over 16 million users offline. The latest disruption is the most serious internet cut since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assumed power in 2018. MOST SEVERE SHUTDOWNAdvertisement"In terms of severity and duration, the internet shutdown has surpassed previously documented incidents in Ethiopia, including the information blackout following last year’s assassination and alleged coup attempt in the Amhara region," said Netblocks, an internet censorship monitoring group. The government argues that the internet cut was to arrest attempts to further fuel the violence using social media platforms. Besides the internet shutdown, the government also shut down some TV channels, arrested prominent opposition politicians and journalists including Kenyan national Yassin Juma.

Source: Daily Nation July 23, 2020 16:30 UTC