The regional media regulatory body of Ethiopia's Somali region suspends the operations of 15 foreign media houses and revokes the accreditation of its workers, in what rights groups say is an attempt ...

FILE - Ethiopian military parade with national flags attached to their rifles at a rally organized by local authorities to show support for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), at Meskel ...

Ethiopia's record of detaining journalists and attempts to control the media has caused concern as the country prepares for high-stakes election in 2026. Rights groups warn of a growing crackdown.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned. Two lawmakers in ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Ethiopian authorities to take action to address a wave of improper detentions, stating that security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists ...

The suspension of "Deutsche Welle" correspondents by the Ethiopian Media Authority marks a growing pattern of state control over journalism following expanded regulatory powers. “This blatant ...

Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram. The ...

In Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, investigative journalism currently faces a series of severe challenges: a public mired in ethnic and religious extremism, a sharply partisan private ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An Ethiopian court has extended the three-month detention without charges of journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to give police 11 more days to interview witnesses, saying after ...