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Operating a private Amharic newspaper in Ethiopia has never been easy. has faced several recurring obstacles:
However, this survival has not been without cost. Like many Ethiopian papers, it has faced temporary suspensions, harassment of its editors, and the constant threat of advertising boycotts from government-affiliated enterprises.
For the next hour, Tesfaye and Selam sat on crates of exercise books, turning the fragile pages. She found her article. But then she paused, pointing to a small column on page four. "What is this? 'The Whisper of the Market'?"