The country declared a state of emergency last month which locked down its traditional media and social media platforms. Negeri, who once said that an “uninformed society is better than a misinformed one,” will now be the government spokesman as well as run Ethiopia’s state news outlet. There has to be a change,” Negeri told the AFP after his appointment. The professor once called out Ethiopia’s state media for being “pretty paralyzed,” serving as a mouthpiece for the government. Negeri and another Oromo minister, Workneh Gebeyehu are replacing Tigrayan ministers.

Source: Ethiopian News November 01, 2016 16:06 UTC