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Ethiopia bans media from covering military operations

Tigray rebels

Tigray soldiers arriving in Mekele on June 29, 2021. The Ethiopian government has issued an order banning media from covering military operations as war the continues.

Photo credit: File | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The ban comes a week after the Ethiopian Media Authority issued a warning to some international media houses regarding their coverage on the ongoing Tigray conflict

The Ethiopian government has issued an order banning media from covering military operations as war continues to grave the populous and largest nation in the Horn of Africa.

In a tweet, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration has asked media practitioners to desist from reporting military operations in his country.