His new weekly Ethiopis takes a strident tone, especially against the city administration and activists from Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group, newly empowered by their fellow Oromo, Abiy. [How Ethiopia’s medieval ruins inform its modern-day ethnic strife]So far, though, the official media largely just continued to reflect the government’s views. Stemming the tide of hate in the media while not restricting it is one of the government’s big challenges. There are two laws being drafted: one to regulate media and the other to combat fake news and hate speech. Ethiopia’s ethnic divides rock capital as reports of killings prompt angry protestsToday’s coverage from Post correspondents around the worldLike Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news

Source: Ethiopian News April 21, 2019 09:56 UTC