Redeem Ethiopia comments on the content of Western media reports on Ethiopia - reports on cheetahs and reality TV rather than the political situation…. “We scroll through the news on Ethiopia and find it hard to believe that these are the news pieces American media feels are worthy of attention. But we can not take these stories for granted without pondering if there maybe something more sinister at work.”
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