Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Year: 2021
Month: November
Request Number: A-2021-00820
Request Summary: Any emails, instant messages, memos, or other records held by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) that discuss the decision of the embassy in Ethiopia, and/or Canadian Ambassador to Ethiopia Stephane Jobin, to block journalist Zecharias Zelalem on social media after his reporting for the Globe and Mail regarding GAC’s support for Canadian mining companies in Ethiopia titled “Canadian miners pursue prospects in war-torn Tigray”. Only requesting records created/modified during the very limited time period of September 27 to October 8 2021, any records before or after these dates can be excluded. Offices of primary interest are 1) GAC Southern and East Africa bureau (and relevant embassy), 2) GAC media relations department.
Disposition: No records exist
Number of pages: 0