The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 712

Ahram Online, carrying an AFP wire report, said Ethiopia's government withdrew the press accreditation of Tom Gardner, The Economist's correspondent in Addis Ababa, on May 13, 2022.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Ahram Online, carrying an AFP wire report, said Ethiopia's government withdrew the press accreditation of Tom Gardner, The Economist's correspondent in Addis Ababa, on May 13, 2022.
Field
action
Value
accreditation withdrawn, May 13
About
incident 2022-ethiopia-expels-tom-gardner
Source
Ethiopia expels The Economist correspondent - Africa - World
Publisher
Ahram Online (AFP wire)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2022-05-16

Quotation from the source

On May 13th Ethiopia's government withdrew the press accreditation of Tom Gardner, The Economist's correspondent in Addis Ababa