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