Overview

• French journalist Antoine Galindo was released from detention in Ethiopia and has returned to Paris.
• Galindo was arrested on February 22 while covering the African Union summit, accused of conspiring to create chaos.
• Authorities extended his detention until March 1, but he has now been released and is in good health.
• Media watchdogs have criticized Ethiopia's press environment, highlighting Galindo's arrest as evidence of hostility towards journalism.
• Ethiopia has expelled several foreign journalists since 2020, but had not arrested a foreign journalist in over three years prior to Galindo's detention.