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Inside Ethiopia’s Internet Boom: Fiber Optics, 5G Dreams, and Starlink Skies

...liberalization as key for growth africanews.com. Safaricom Ethiopia – The Disruptor. Safaricom Ethiopia made headlines as the first private telecom operator in Ethiopia’s modern history. Backed by a consortium of...

29 May 2025

Eritrea’s Digital Desert: Inside the World’s Most Isolated Internet – and the Satellite Lifeline on the Horizon

...However, this opportunity was short-lived. By 2020, Ethiopia slid into civil war (in Tigray, a region bordering Eritrea). Eritrea aligned with the Ethiopian government militarily, and the borders closed again...

12 June 2025

Connectivity · Eritrea · Internet Access · Isolation · Satellite Technology

Internet Kill Switch: Recurring Blackouts in Syria, Iraq, Algeria – And Who’s Next?

...them to more overtly repressive ends like silencing opposition. Ethiopia: Conflict Blackouts and Exam Shutdowns Ethiopia has employed internet shutdowns primarily in the context of conflict and security, but also...

18 June 2025

Censorship · Cybersecurity · Digital Rights · Internet Shutdowns · Middle East

Inside Djibouti’s Digital Frontier: The Rise of Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity

...Ethiopia and Somalia, and AfriFiber serves thousands of homes in Djibouti City. The Djibouti Data Center (DDC) is the first and only carrier-neutral data center in East Africa, co-locating major...

10 June 2025

Digital Transformation · Djibouti · Internet Access · Satellite Connectivity · Technology Trends

Internet Access in Sudan

...than South Sudan (which has even less infrastructure and more dire connectivity), and somewhat similarly to Ethiopia in terms of restrictions (Ethiopia also has a history of shutdowns and low...

25 February 2025

Access · Connectivity · Internet · Sudan · Technology

Where Satellite Phones Are Illegal?

...to get clearance if a sat phone is truly needed for your work there. Ethiopia: Importing or using a satellite phone in Ethiopia requires written permission from the Ministry of...

6 June 2025

Communication · International Law · Legal Issues · Satellite Phones · Technology

Inside Rwanda’s Internet Revolution: How the Nation Is Connecting Remote Villages and Launching Satellites

...countries are sometimes held back by more fragmented regulatory regimes or monopolies (for example, Ethiopia – outside EAC – only recently liberalized telecom, whereas Rwanda did so two decades ago)....

6 August 2025

Internet Access · Rwanda · Satellite Communication · Social Impact · Technology Development

Martian Life Clues, Hawking Vindication, and More – Science News Roundup (Sept 11–12, 2025)

...ramping up Antarctic missions. Human evolution timeline upended: Fossils discovered in Ethiopia show that early Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, challenging the linear “march of progress” view...

12 September 2025

Astronomy · Life in Space · Mars · NASDAQ:VRTX · Science News · Stephen Hawking

Inside Madagascar’s Internet Revolution: From Mobile Networks to Starlink Skies

...Rwanda) outperform. Investment and Future Plans: Many African countries are currently rolling out large fiber projects or 5G networks. For instance, Ethiopia is opening its telecom market and expects big...

1 August 2025

Africa · Innovation · Internet · Starlink · Technology

Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink is available in over 100 countries as of mid-2025, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and parts of South America. As of late 2024, Starlink had surpassed 4...

2 June 2025

Coverage · Impact · Internet · Satellite · Starlink

Life on Mars? Visible ‘Time Crystal’, Diabetes Breakthrough and More – Science News Roundup

...for climate finance: Global climate policy took center stage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the Second Africa Climate Summit concluded with urgent pleas and bold initiatives. African heads of state...

13 September 2025

Breakthroughs · Health · Mars · Physics · Science News

Breakthroughs & Bombshells: Science News Roundup (Aug 27–28, 2025)

...by NASA as paving the way to future Moon landings reuters.com reuters.com. New Human Ancestors: Fossils in Ethiopia unveiled a previously unknown branch of human evolution, confirming multiple hominin species...

28 August 2025

Discoveries · News · Research · Science · Technology