In recent years, the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA), which oversees Addis Zemen , has attempted to digitize back issues. However, the official archive is not freely available to the public. Access is often sold on a subscription basis (USB drives or DVD sets) to universities and embassies. If you are in Addis Ababa, you can visit the EPA headquarters to inquire about purchasing digital scans of specific date ranges.
Most historical issues, especially those from the Imperial and Derg eras, are preserved in physical format or on microfilm at these locations: Ethiopian Archive and Library Service (NALA) addis zemen newspaper archives
Addis Zemen has served as the "paper of record" for several distinct political eras in Ethiopia: In recent years, the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA),
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