Addis Zemen Newspaper Archives Jun 2026

There is a growing movement to fully digitize and OCR the entire Addis Zemen run from 1941 to the present. The Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology has announced plans to create a "Digital Ethiopian Heritage Library." However, funding remains a challenge.

Launched on June 7, 1941, as a four-page weekly by Emperor Haile Selassie following the country's liberation from Italian colonial rule. addis zemen newspaper archives

The are a national treasure and a non-negotiable stop for anyone studying 20th-century Ethiopia. They offer a granular, day-by-day account of the nation's legislative and political journey. There is a growing movement to fully digitize