Ethiopia's Top 25 Most Popular Media of 2009

Every year the Ethiopian Media Association International (EMAI) recognizes the 25 most influential and popular Ethiopian media outlets in the world. This year, the two top websites, Ethiopian Review and Nazret.com, squared off and left the field behind by becoming two of the most visited African websites. In the end, EthiopianReview.com took the lead [by a wide margin] to become the #1 Ethiopian website in the world.

EMAI congratulates the top 25 best Ethiopian news websites listed below.


To qualify for the EMAI ranking, the news media must be Ethiopia-focused, without automatic/computerized feeds, it must be news-focused, attain high traffic and have some original reports of its own.

The following 25 media have received the 2009 EMAI awards for the most popular Ethiopian news websites of the year. (Click here for more details)



1. Ethiopian Review

2. Nazret.com

3. Ethiomedia.com

4. Ethiopian Reporter

5. EthioForum.org

6. AbbayMedia.com

7. AbugidaInfo.com

8. Tadias.com

9. ECADForum.com

10. Jimma Times

11. Ethiopia Zare

12. Addis Fortune

13. Walta Information Center (State-owned)

14. Ethiopiafirst.com

15. Addisvoice.com

16. Ethiopian News Agency (State-owned)

17. Aigaforum.com (Ruling party-affiliated)

18. Gadaa.com

19. Addis Admass News

20. EthioLion.Com

21. Capital Ethiopia

22. Opride.com

23. Ssinformer.com

24. Ethioguardian.com

25. Horizonethiopia.com