The man reporting on Africaβs most secretive state
A Facebook page aims to cover one of the worldβs most repressive countries: Eritrea
There is no independent media in Eritrea, a country that ranks near the very bottom of press freedom indexes. But one man is trying to change his countryβs repressive system. βJβ is the editor of Eritrean Press, a Facebook page which is a mix of political reporting, satire, sport, and light features.
Itβs an almost unique development aimed at Eritrean readers both inside the country β where only around 1% of the population is able to access the internet β and the wider diaspora around the world.
In his first-ever interview, the editor of Eritrean Press talks about what itβs like to run a news outlet from outside the country, and how a peace agreement caused his pageβs stance to shift - from broad support of government foreign policy to a sharply critical line on President Isaias Afwerkiβs regime.
Reporters: Reha Kansara and Mike Wendling
Producers: Reha Kansara and Ed Main
(Photo Caption: The Eritrean Press logo with a silhouette of man talking into a microphone / Photo Credit: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ/Eritrean Press)
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- Fri 15 Feb 2019 21:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa
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