"The government hasn't allowed an independent media to develop so people turn to diaspora news," commented an Ethiopian journalist with a local daily newspaper at an October government press conference. Among those active on Ethiopia's social media scene, there is also exasperation at the government's blinkered approach to the dynamics of modern communication. "They could probably debunk about half the disinformation if they used social media to provide basic answers," says Addis Ababa-based blogger Daniel Berhane. But instead the government relies on its monopoly of television and radio while leaving social media uncontested, or for now blocked. "They must bring all concerned Ethiopian opposition political groups both home and abroad to the negotiation table."

Source: Ethiopian News November 24, 2016 00:50 UTC