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For Ethiopia's Diaspora, Seeking News Amid Communication Blackout is a
Challenge

Salem Solomon

   WASHINGTON - When violence erupted in Ethiopia's Tigray region between
   the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
   last month, those living in the global diaspora scrambled for
   information.

   The Ethiopian army went into Tigray on Nov. 4, after the government
   accused local forces of attacking a military base there. TPLF leaders
   called the federal government's response a war against the people of
   Tigray.

   The search for verified, accurate news on the conflict was hampered by
   authorities preventing many international media organizations from
   accessing the conflict zone and disruptions to phone and internet
   connections that [1]resulted in an information blackout. And Ethiopians