ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Mobile internet access was down in parts of Ethiopia's Amhara region on Thursday, five residents said, following days of clashes between the federal military and local militiamen. Two residents of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, and three in Gondar, its second-biggest city, said mobile internet services were unavailable on Thursday. Authorities in Ethiopia have repeatedly cut internet services over the past few years during bouts of conflict and civil unrest. Its relationship with federal authorities has soured in recent months over what some in Amhara say is a disregard by for the region's security. Protesters felt the order was meant to weaken Amhara, Ethiopia's second-largest region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2023 10:25 UTC