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The Death of the Fourth Estate: Abiy Ahmed’s Government Pushes Ethiopia’s Independent Media Towards Extinction

By BINYAM DANIEL The decision to deny licence renewals to The Ethiopian Reporter marks another alarming escalation in the government’s campaign against independent journalism, exposing the widening gap between Abiy Ahmed’s promises of democratic reform and the reality of political censorship in Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s already battered independent media landscape has suffered another devastating blow after…

Military Modernization and Civilian Bloodshed: Ethiopia Receives Fighter Jets Amid Reports of Christian Massacres

By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Ehiopia’s latest announcement that it has taken delivery of advanced Russian fighter jets has raised serious questions about the government’s security priorities, particularly as communities across the country continue to suffer deadly attacks, displacement and persistent insecurity. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Ethiopia had received Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter…