Ethiopia has blocked internet services to combat exam papers from leaking out on social media

Ethiopia is currently holding exams for students in grade 10 and 12 respectively and in a bid to check exam malpractice,the government has cut off internet access nationwide until June the 8th.


This move by the government is to check and if possible stop cheats from posting exam papers and answers on social media,thereby encouraging students to sit up and study hard for the exams.

The government has made it clear,it doesn't want a re-occurrence of what happened last year to repeat itself,where exam papers were being posted online which made the government to reschedule that very exam.

Speaking to Reuters,Mohammed Seidi who is the Public Relations Director of Ethiopia's Office for Government Communications Affairs said:

''The shut down is aimed at preventing a repeat of leaks that occurred last year.We are being proactive,we want our students to concentrate and be free of the psychological pressure and distractions that this brings.''

He however stated that the shut down of internet services was only restricted to social media and that other internet based service like airline bookings,access at Embassies and banking operations which required internet service were intact.