Among them were diaspora-based satellite TV stations ESAT and Oromo Media Network (OMN). But by late 2020, amid inter-ethnic conflicts and fighting in the northern Tigray region, newly-recovered media freedoms were "hanging by a thread", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said. Although the state controls most broadcasting outlets, there is a handful of private TV and radio stations. Online restrictions were rolled back after Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, and the authorities lifted the blocking of hundreds of mainly opposition websites. PressTelevisionRadioRadio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and regional stationsVoice of Tigray Revolution - Tigray Regional State government radioRadio Fana - founded in 1994 by ruling partySheger FM - private, Addis AbabaZami Radio - private, Addis AbabaNews agencies/internet

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2023 22:59 UTC