Ethiopia: Government lifts ban on journalists' association

A government ban on the country’s besieged independent journalists' association has been lifted ahead of court action seeking to overturn the ruling, officials told IRIN on Monday. The move came as the former Ethiopian Free Press Journalists’ Association (EFJA) leadership began legal proceedings against the ban. They are also claiming that the government illegally orchestrated their overthrow and helped establish a new leadership for the troubled 13-year-old association.