Preamble

Until recently, information was scarce, but in the last few decades, it has become abundant. With this abundance, misinformation and disinformation have become widespread. We are now seeing a significant increase in the use of information, both positively and negatively, as technology and media consumption advance together. For example, in a peaceful situation, we have witnessed a surge in the use of media information for skewing electoral results; during the war, we have observed how dictators use media to conceal the truth and to disseminate their propaganda to do whatever they want behind closed doors. More than ever before, we have been also witnessing the surge in disinformation and misinformation by repressive governments, such as the Ethiopian regime, in wrecking and inflaming social conflicts and civil war.

The AMN was incepted during this global and local economic and political turmoil. Especially, in the past five years, misinformation, disinformation, and misguided agendas have been at the front and center of the political activities in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and Tigrayan-Americans and African Americans have been at the receiving end of and the primary victims of the havoc and chaos the government media outlets created. AMN is primarily established to address and avert this issue by broadcasting credible and truthful information. That is, we established the AMN to provide truthful, and credible information to the Horn of Africa, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Tigrayans, who reside in the US and other parts of the world.

AMN began informally in March 2020 with local youths, and it officially became a registered media outlet with license number 902292 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in September 2020. Gidey Tesfay Gesessew is listed as the license holder for AMN LLC.