U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops grabbed headlines in late 2006, invading Somalia to drive the Islamic Courts Union from power. Less known is the Addis government's massive persecution of its own people.
Ethiopia and the press
Published April 18, 2007
Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry has released a statement telling the western press that it needs to be more objective and balanced. Unfortunately, this is fairly typical stuff.
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Nicholas Wadhams and Zoe Alsop, for the Pulitzer Center
In March 2008, The Pulitzer Center partnered with Helium to launch its first round of the Global Issues/Citizen Voices Contest. Find the winning essays here.
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Nick Wadhams is a freelance reporter based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously United Nations correspondent for The Associated Press.
In eight years with AP, Nick also reported for the Moscow,...
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Zoe Alsop moved to Kenya this fall to work as a journalist. Prior to moving she researched organized crime and police corruption in New York city for the book, Brotherhoods: The True Story of...
