Fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of communications blackout and blockade
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Clashes between Ethiopia's federal military and Tigray forces intensified this week, spreading to Afar and Amhara after seven armed groups formed the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival. Phone and internet networks failed on Friday; NetBlocks reported disruption in northern Ethiopia, and Reuters said the TPLF ordered Safaricom and Ethio telecom to cut access, possibly to counter federal battlefield drones, reviving fears of a 2020-2022 blackout that killed about 600,000.
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