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The Internet Shutdown In Ethiopia Costs The Country Approximately $500,000 A Day In Lost GDP

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The second panel on Day 1 of the Forum for Internet Freedom Africa 2016 saw iAfrikan Contributor from Tunisia, Yosr Jouini, speak on a panel about Internet Shutdowns & Internet Rights.
By Tefo Mohapi| In October 2016, Ethiopia declared a state of emergency which saw it impose certain measures that included telecommunications, media and Internet shutdowns along with travel restrictions on diplomats and a dusk-to-dawn curfew, to name a few of the measures implemented. The state of emergency, effective from 08 October 2016, comes as a […]

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