After years of repression, Ethiopia's media is free - and fanning the flames of ethnic tensionA man walks by newsstand in the Arat Kilo roundabout in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 12, 2019. 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. Ethiopia will hold its first free elections in 15 years next year, and there are fears that the toxic media environment could lead to violence. She said the extreme views that had long proliferated on social media, especially among Ethiopians living abroad, are now being reflected in the new media. There are two laws being drafted: one to regulate media and the other to combat fake news and hate speech.

Source: Ethiopian News April 21, 2019 14:48 UTC