By ANTHONY KITIMO More by this AuthorThe Ethiopian media watch has threatened to revoke licenses of four foreign media houses against taking sides on their reporting in the ongoing violence in the country. Country’s Media Authority Director General Mohammed Edris Mohammed on Friday sent warning letters to the media houses claiming that the media houses have consistently reported in favor of the group propagating violence in the country. Unfortunately , the Authority finds the media the above media houses have continued to manufacturing and disseminating of false news analyses on Ethiopia to assist the TPLF’s objectives,” read part of the notice to the media houses by Mr Mohammed. AdvertisementIn the four notices to the media houses, Mr Mohammed claimed that reporting the media outlets have been reporting that government is using famine and rape as weapon of war in the Tigray region and have continued to produce defamatory reports on the county’s leading institution. The director general said the four media houses are seeking to discrete the country’s leader in the international arena and put the country under intense diplomatic pressure.

Source: Daily Nation November 20, 2021 12:56 UTC