Media in Ethiopia

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Media in Ethiopia is, in comparison to the length of Ethiopia's over-2,000-year history as a sovereign nation, a very recent phenomenon. The free press came into existence in Ethiopia upon the 1991 overthrow of the Mengistu dictatorship by the EPRDF, and has flourished in the years since, withstanding both scrutiny from the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the ups and downs of Ethiopia's economy. While it has come under pressure from the current government at home, however, the much more affluent and worldly Ethiopian Diaspora abroad has helped further the cause for a free press in Ethiopia, and has also catered to its many extranational communities with news services (both online and off) in both Amharic and English.

Contents 1 External links 1.1 Press Agencies and Printed Newspapers 1.2 Online News Services 1.3 Blogs 1.4 Forums

[edit] External links

[edit] Press Agencies and Printed Newspapers

• Amharic News (currently only in English)
• Ethiopian Press Agency
• Ethiopian News Agency
• Capital Ethiopia
• Addis Tribune

[edit] Online News Services

• EthioForum
• Ethiomedia.com
• MediaETHIOPIA
• Nazret - Daily News from Ethiopia
• CyberEthiopia
• Walta Information Center
• Addis Admass News
• Cyberzena

[edit] Blogs

• Urael Daily Blog from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• AddisFerenji AddisFerenji Blog on nazret.com
• Stand for Silenced Ethiopians-Resistance to the EPRDF Divide and Rule Policy
• Ethiopian Politics Analysis, commentary and news of current political events in Ethiopia.
• Ethio PunditEclectic Ethiopian & Ethio-American Commentary
• WeichegudA safe-ish haven for Ethiopian Politics unbridled, unhinged and unfettered

[edit] Forums

• Warka - Discussion Forums in Amharic
• EthioForum