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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 31 May 2017

    Ethiopia shuts down the internet reportedly over a fear that exam papers will be leaked during exam week http://bbc.in/2qBjBJ0 pic.twitter.com/nwvUZ1RAvC

    8:03 AM - 31 May 2017
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    • Dakim Andy Lau Roopal ALLIE KRRISH Oscar Alochi Michael Mute Adeoye Damilare baham Emily M. N. Kugler
    24 replies 217 retweets 90 likes
      1. Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷‏ @Bango13205138 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 Retweeted Zelalem Kibret

        https://twitter.com/zelalemkibret/status/869926526782976000 …

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 added,

        Zelalem Kibret @zelalemkibret
        Dear the media, Who told you that the current Internet blackout in Ethiopia is reasoned to prevent exam leaking? Sincerely,
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      1. Mohamed Thoronka‏ @Mohamedthoron16 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Shutting down the internet is not the solution to the problem; but fixing what is broken in the educational system is the major problem.

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      1. E.D.F ሓ.ም.ኤ (ደጀን)‏ @Hagerawi24 1 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @tesfanews

        Bbc are just covering for the puppet gov of Ethiopia.

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      1. Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷‏ @Bango13205138 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        #BBCFAKENEWSpic.twitter.com/ByRMA4IPfm

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      1. Eye-saac (#FreeUganda)‏ @Bit20200 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        In this day and Age? @sikenye

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      1. Triki‏ @trikilimper 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What a ridiculous reason to shut it down. Fix your bugging systems.

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      1. Teodrose Fikre  ✒‏ @TeodroseFikre 3 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A long journey led to this. I myself was not letting the seeds grow as I preached about seeds to others #EmnetYazuhttps://ghionjournal.com/emnet-yazu/ 

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      1. Kuhle Mbawu‏ @Koeshy 1 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Damn. SA should consider this.

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      1. Moses‏ @mozah2000 1 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Its finding an easy fix at the expense of the greater good. Internet!!! An emergency exam would do, then disband and try the exam body

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      1. UA Danbaba‏ @uadanbaba 1 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        no measure should be too much to avoid exam malpractice, hoping that the reason is genuine

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      1. Leonard Mwandingi‏ @YaMwandingi 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wow and the solution is to shutdown the internet?

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      1. Dignity  🇪🇷‏ @EriSelfReliance 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        #Ethiopia #stateofemergency Nothing new but apologist #FakeNewsMedia @BBCAfrica @BBC.

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      1. #DisturbingKano‏ @ajebowazobiafm 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        e good... today chuldren no dey hear word again. And for other world pipul, na everytin don turn hustle.

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      1. Ruby  👑‏ @lifesoulcool 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Extreme much.....

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      1. Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷‏ @Bango13205138 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 Retweeted Jeffrey Smith

        https://twitter.com/Smith_JeffreyT/status/869668515250417668 …

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 added,

        Jeffrey SmithVerified account @Smith_JeffreyT
        For a 3rd time in the past year, reports from #Ethiopia that authorities have shut down the internet. Wonder how @DrTedros feels about this. https://twitter.com/zelalemkibret/status/869637951587844097 …
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      1. Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷‏ @Bango13205138 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 Retweeted Zelalem Kibret

        https://twitter.com/zelalemkibret/status/869878604959797248 …

        Bango ዓወት ንሓፋሽ  🇪🇷 added,

        Zelalem Kibret @zelalemkibret
        The current scale of Internet blackout in Ethiopia is unprecedented. It's a TOTAL nationwide blanket outage.
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      1. Jake Gouchie‏ @JakeCHY4B 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I doubt that shutting down the entire internet is the solution to this. What happens to those who really need the internet now? #sillymove

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      1. Sustainche  🇪🇺‏ @Sustainche 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @Sustainche sharply condemns the #Ethiopia regime for shutting down internet access for his friends !

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      1. JOSEPH BYARUHANGA‏ @JOSEPHBYARUHANG 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's unfortunate. This reminds me of Uganda in Feb 2016 elections when the same thing happened. However some stayed online by ( VPN)

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      1. Divine Feminine  🌸‏ @agitatedanglo 31 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africa has got to do better.

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