But that optimism has largely waned, with journalists again being rounded up, while a number of independent radio and television stations have being shut down. Within days, the independent Oromia Media Network (OMN)’s Addis Ababa headquarters were ransacked by police and closed. “Some readers think we were pro-OLF [Oromo Liberation Front], others pro government,” Geleta told Quartz Africa. “One of our staff was previously arrested by police, another was attacked for taking photos of the aftermath of violence. Sign up to the Quartz Africa Weekly Brief here for news and analysis on African business, tech, and innovation in your inbox

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2020 21:11 UTC