Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn unexpectedly resigned, leading to the appointment of Abiy Ahmed, a representative of the country's largest ethnic group, the Oromos. We see more and more government officials using the social media which makes them directly accessible to people ... So it's very frustrating that we're limited into the kind of information, government authorities want us to hear." Last year, we spoke with four journalists of different media backgrounds about the role social media played in the political transition. Now, about nine months later, we've gone back to those voices to see how the news space is developing in Abiy Ahmed's Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2019 13:41 UTC