On Thursday, the Ethiopian parliament declared a six-month
state of emergency throughout the country to protect the population from the
rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF) who are
advancing upon the capital.
"We're monitoring the situation in Ethiopia and are
focused on protecting the safety of the conversation on Twitter. Inciting
violence or dehumanizing people is against our rules," Twitter said,
adding that it temporarily disabled Trends in the country to "reduce the
risks of coordination that could incite violence or cause harm."
Northern Ethiopia has been engulfed by the internal conflict
since October last year, when the central government accused the PNLF of
attacking a military base and launched a counteroperation in Tigray.
Neighboring Eritrea supported the Ethiopian authorities, although in the spring
of 2021 it said it was withdrawing its troops from Tigray.
In June, the rebels captured the administrative center of
Tigray, the city of Mekelle, and the government declared an unconditional
ceasefire.
The insurgents, however, later said that they were launching
a new offensive. They took control of a part of Tigray, and entered the Amhara
Region, which took them a step closer to the country's capital of Addis Ababa.
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