Addis Standard

Addis Standard is an Ethiopian monthly social, economic and political news magazine published and distributed by Jakenn Publishing Plc, and was established in February 2011 by Tsedale Lemma, who is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine as of January 2021. The magazine has an independent political stance, and is headquartered in Addis Ababa.

Distribution

Addis Standard is distributed in Ghana, Burundi and South Sudan in addition to its native country, Ethiopia.

Repression

Addis Standard discontinued its print edition in October 2016 in response to censorship, while continuing to publish online. It resumed a monthly print edition in 2018.

During the Tigray War, one of the Addis Standard editors involved in covering Tigray Region, Medihane Ekubamichael, was detained for a month. He was freed in early December 2020. In 2021 the media regulatory of the Ethiopian government had suspended Addis Standard, but later the suspension was withdrawn by the government.

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