Selected Journalism & Public Writing
My journalism and public writing spans press freedom, political communication, internet shutdowns, disinformation, platform governance, content moderation, and digital harms in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. I have contributed to Global Voices since 2011 and have also published in The Guardian through the Guardian Africa Network.
The Guardian
Ethiopia scraps Addis Ababa ‘master plan’ after protests kill 140
The Guardian, January 14, 2016
By Endalk Chala
Violent clashes in Ethiopia over ‘master plan’ to expand Addis
The Guardian, December 11, 2015
By Endalk Chala for Global Voices, part of the Guardian Africa Network
One year on, jailed Ethiopian bloggers are still awaiting trial
The Guardian, April 24, 2015
By Ellery Roberts Biddle and Endalk Chala for Global Voices, in collaboration with the Guardian Africa Network
Global Voices
Ethiopian TikTok grieves a popular creator. Are TikTok and Meta complicit in her death?
Global Voices, May 5, 2026
When algorithms bless the scammers: How Facebook and TikTok are failing Ethiopia’s poor
Global Voices, November 12, 2025
The murder of a young girl in Ethiopia reveals TikTok’s content moderation failures
Global Voices, September 6, 2024
How identity-driven conflicts fuel Ethiopia’s incendiary social media rhetoric
Global Voices, May 25, 2020
Months after pledge to open internet, Ethiopia disrupts connectivity amidst communal violence, tension
Global Voices, August 29, 2019