Local journalists are routinely harassed, intimidated and censored, and foreign journalists are closely watched and prevented from going anywhere too sensitive. The international NGOs and think-tanks that operate in Ethiopia are complicit in maintaining the veil of silence. It gives licence for another crackdown on all forms of political opposition. The Oromos are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group but have been long marginalised both economically and politically. “[The ruling coalition] is at a historic crossroads and the options are clear.

Source: Ethiopian News February 22, 2018 22:15 UTC