In Ethiopia, the war in the Tigray region, with its communication blackouts and restricted access, were the main factors that placed the country 114 on the index. 
MuEthiopia, hondo iri kuitika mudunhu reTigray, nekuvharwa kwekufambiswa kwemashoko  nekunyinyurudzwa kwevanogona kusvika kudunhu iri, ndizvo zvimwe zvezvikonzero zvakaita kuti nyika iyiinge iri pachinhanho chezana negumi nemana pachikero.