Press releases

“False allegations and the reality of the private press in Ethiopia”

The history of the private press in Ethiopia is remarkably short despite the country’s long history, having a life span…

Press release: Canada turfs Eritrean Diplomat for money extortion

Press release Canada Moves to Expel Eritrean Diplomat Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada has…

Ethiopian Mesfin Negash, two Swedish co-awarded on Press Freedom day

The Swedish branch of Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, a.k.a. Reporters without Borders) gave its "Press Freedom Award 2013" jointly for an Ethiopian…

CPJ: Ethiopian authorities crack down on Muslim press

(Press Release) Nairobi, August 9, 2012--Ethiopian authorities must release a journalist who has been detained for almost three weeks, and…

The Skype saga and int’l comment on press freedom in Ethiopia

Highlight: Response from Ethiopia was at first muted. No one could understand from where the story was coming. There had…

Ethiopia: IMF forecasts 7% growth for 2012/13 [Press Statement]

IMF said, in a press statement last Thursday, that: "for 2011/12, [IMF] projects real GDP growth at 7 percent and…

Somalia: Kenyan troops officially joined AMISOM [Press release]

The Kenyan troops in Somalia officially joined AMISOM on Saturday. AU’s Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador, Ramtane Lamamra, and…

[Press Release] US Embassy meeting with Adoption Service Provider

Notice: Summary of Adoption Service Provider Meeting with the U.S. Embassy May 10, 2012 In response to several requests for…

Ethiopian forces raid terrorist camps in Eritrea [Press Release]

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Government Communication Affairs Office March 15, 2012 The Ethiopian Defense Forces Strike at Terrorist…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab forces ICRC to suspend service [Press release]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced its decision to suspend aid deliveries on January 12, 2012. The…

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