Meaza Mohammed, the founder of the online network Roha TV, was honored at the White House on Wednesday – International Women’s Day – as part of a group receiving “International Women on Courage” awards. The journalist came to prominence for her campaign chasing answers over the kidnapping in late 2019 of a group of students whose fate remains unknown. “In my country, having a media (outlet) or working in (the) press is very dangerous,” she said. The shutdown came after a dispute within the Ethiopian Orthodox Church led to calls for protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Blinken is due in Ethiopia on Wednesday on the highest-level U.S. visit since the war, with plans to encourage the peace process.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2023 22:02 UTC