Authorities in Ethiopia should unconditionally release journalist Mesganaw Getachew, who was arrested on August 9 after recording an interview outside a court in Addis Ababa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mesganaw, who reports for the privately owned Ethiopis weekly, was arrested shortly after he interviewed a lawyer, Henok[Read More…]
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Equatorial Guinea To Build West Africa’s First Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage And Regas Plant
Equatorial Guinea is set to construct the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification plant in West Africa, advancing efforts to monetize gas resources through the creation of a domestic gas-to-power infrastructure. Located at the Port of Akonikien on the country’s mainland, the plant will enable the transportation and[Read More…]
Authorities arrest Sidama Media Network workers in southern Ethiopia amid unrest
The Committee to Protect Journalists Friday called on authorities in Ethiopia to disclose the charges against three media workers from the Sidama Media Network or release them immediately, and to guarantee that journalists operating in southern Ethiopia can report freely. On the evening of July 18, security personnel in Hawassa,[Read More…]
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