TIG-2026-000112
Internet and telecommunications disruption affecting Tigray since late on 24 September 2026, confirmed by network measurements, with Ethio Telecom phone and internet cut across the
Headline as reported by Tigray Monitor editorial desk. Platform record: Infrastructure damage near Tigray region (subnational network disruption).
Why do we say this?
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- Unverified
- Reported
- Corroborated
- Verified
- Publication status
- PUBLISHED
- Event confidence
- VERIFIED
- Independent evidence lineages
- 3
- Location confidence
- LOW
- Casualty confidence
- waiting for the final number
- Attribution
- claimed by a source
- Human reviewed
- YES
Confidence score 80%. The score informs prioritisation and never replaces the dimensions above. Copies of one story count as one lineage.
- primary: NetBlocks (1)
- original reporting: Reuters (1)
- original reporting: BBC (1)
Claims by source (3)
- NetBlocksprimary sourceVerifiedprimarypublished 2026-09-24, retrieved 2026-09-25, en
NetBlocks network measurements detected a significant subnational internet disruption in northern Ethiopia from late on 24 September 2026, consistent with reports of a telecommunications blackout in Tigray.
- ReutersVerifiedoriginal reportingpublished 2026-09-26, retrieved 2026-09-27, en
Reuters reported difficulties reaching people in Tigray as telecommunications services were affected, and reported that four sources said Tigrayan authorities had ordered operators to restrict communications, while a source close to the TPLF denied responsibility and blamed the federal government.
- BBCVerifiedoriginal reportingpublished 2026-09-26, retrieved 2026-09-27, en
The BBC reported that internet access was restricted in Tigray after fighting broke out, with Ethio Telecom services cut across the region while some Safaricom connectivity remained available.
Review history
- 2026-09-25 18:13APPROVEVerified and published after human review of NetBlocks primary network measurements. This verifies the connectivity disruption only; cause and ordering authority remain unestablished.