''Addis Zemen'' (አዲስ ዘመን; "New Era" in English) is an Ethiopian

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

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published by the federal government's Ethiopian Press Agency, which also publishes the English-language '' Ethiopian Herald''.

History and profile

The paper was founded by

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Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...

following the liberation of the country, and its name refers to the liberation of Ethiopia from Italian colonial rule. The paper was launched as a four-page weekly on 7 June 1941. Its first editor-in-chief was Amde Mikael Desalegn. On 5 May 1946 it became a

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publication and in December 1958 it became a daily newspaper, along with the ''Ethiopian Herald''. It is based in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

and is currently published by the

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. On Sundays, the paper provides its readers with extensive news about children in the country in terms of cultural activities.

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