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Media and Communications: Ethiopia

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.
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Addisweb (http://www.addisweb.com)
Offers a wide range of information and an exceptionally useful listing of additional sites by categories.

Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian Studies (Hamburg, Germany) (http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/AETHIOPICA/)
Begun with vol 1 in 1998, this journal offers essays, bibliographies and book reviews in "all aspects of linguistics, philology, history, archeology, palaeography, religion(s), traditional art and culture as well as ethnology (anthropology) in the Horn of Africa."

BBC World Service.com (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072164.stm)
Offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports in Ethiopia.

Clandestine Radio Intel Web (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/)
Includes essays as well as very specific information about non-government sponsored radio stations, and related web sites.

Committee to Protect Journalists (http://www.cpj.org/attacks04/africa04/ethiopia.html)
Link offers results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in Ethiopia.

EEDN's Ethiopia on the Web (http://www.ethiopians.com)
In addition to news articles, offers chat discussion groups of interest to Ethiopians and anyone studying Ethiopia.

Embassy of Ethiopia (Washington D.C.) (http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/)
Articles in English and Amharic offering a wealth of information including a section called "Ask the Ambassador."

Ethio Yellow Pages (http://www.ethioyellowpages.com/splash.html)
" EthioYellowPages Inc. (EYP) is a United States based, privately held corporation. It has no ties or affiliations with any group or organization, private or government. EYP is a profit driven corporation with the following specific business objectives: - to provide a global index of businesses serving Ethiopians ... to provide a focused, targeted, and cost effective medium to showcase these enterprises."

Ethio.com -- Ethiopian Related News and Information (http://ethio.com/newethio/)
Links to world press news articles.

EthioIndex (http://www.ethioindex.com)
Presents a directory of web sites arranged by broad subjects as well as links to news articles.

EthioSports (http://www.ethiosports.com)
This is the online version of "the first Amharic/English sports publication aimed a serving Ethiopians living in the Diaspora." It published six times a year in English with some articles in Amharic.

Ethiopian Commentator (http://www.ethiopiancommentator.com)
Online version of this Ethiopian news magazine.

Ethiopian Cultural Television ECTV (http://www.ectv.org)
" Ethiopian Cultural Television is a nonprofit community-based media resource center serving the District of Columbia and surrounding area."

Ethiopian News Agency (http://www.telecom.net.et/%7Eena/Newsenglish/index.htm)
May be viewed in English or in Amharic versions.

Ethiopian Review (http://ethiopianreview.com/)
In Amharic with some English articles.

Ethiopian Telecommunications Agency (Ministry of Infrastructure Development) (http://www.eta.gov.et/)
" In short, the objectives of the Ethiopian Telecommunications Agency are to promote the development of high quality, efficient, reliable and affordable Telecommunication Services..."

Ethiopianreporter (http://www.ethiopianreporter.com)
In Amharic with some English articles.

Fiameta Ethiopia (http://www.fiameta.net)
In English and Amharic. Offers a free software to be downloaded to display Amharic.

Harar Network (http://www.ethiosearch.com/newhararis/portal%5Fcontent.asp)
" The foundation of Harar goes back to the foundation of the first Muslim sultanate at the central and southern Ethiopia in 896 A.D. ... Despite its commercial, religious and cultural importance, Harar was for centuries a closed and mysterious city until the early 19th centuries. After the defeat at the battle of challanqo [sic] in 1887, by Melelik of Shewa, Harar ceased to be an independent state and was forced to become part of Ethiopia. Today Harar is the smallest state in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethipia [sic], located in the south eastern about 526 km from Addis Ababa."

Harrar Connection (http://www.harar.50megs.com)
Society "The foundation of Harar goes back to the foundation of the first Muslim sultanate at the central and southern Ethiopia in 896 A.D. ... Despite its commercial, religious and cultural importance, Harar was for centuries a closed and mysterious city until the early 19th centuries. After the defeat at the battle of challanqo [sic] in 1887, by Melelik of Shewa, Harar ceased to be an independent state and was forced to become part of Ethiopia. Today Harar is the smallest state in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethipia [sic], located in the south eastern about 526 km from Addis Ababa."

Les Nouvelles (http://www.lesnouvelles.org/)
In French, it describes itself as an information site for news, reviews, and commentaries on East Africa managed by the journal "Les nouvelles d'Addis (LNA)."

MediaEthiopia (http://www.ethiopians.com/)
" Web-site for Ethiopian News, Views, Literature, Arts, Culture, History and People."

Oromia Online (http://www.oromia.org)
" News and general information about Oromia and the Oromo people."

Walta Information Center (http://www.waltainfo.com/)
" Walta Information Center is a private news and information service establishment based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It focuses mainly on major political, social and economic issues. Walta, with a network of reporters and stringers in dozens of towns throughout the country, has attained a high degree of reputability, credibility and popularity among its clients at home and abroad." This is an excellent source of provincial and regional news in addition to national and international news articles and editorials.

Washingtonpost.com: World (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

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