The Ethiopian Media Authority has declined to renew the accreditation for three Addis Ababa-based journalists from Reuters, the news agency said.
The EMA also revoked the news agency's accreditation to cover the 39th African Union summit, which was taking place in the Ethiopian capital on February 14-15.
"Reuters is reviewing the matter and will continue to cover Ethiopia in an independent, impartial, and reliable way in keeping with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles," Reuters said in a statement.
Ethiopia gets involved in Sudanese Civil War
The move comes days after the news agency published an investigative report that said Ethiopia was hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighboring Sudan. Ethiopia has not publicly commented on the story.
The camp constitutes the first direct evidence of Ethiopia’s involvement in Sudan’s civil war, marking a potentially dangerous development that provides the RSF a substantial supply of fresh soldiers as fighting escalates in Sudan’s south.
Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian government official, said the United Arab Emirates financed the camp’s construction and provided military trainers and logistical support to the site, a view also shared in an internal note by Ethiopia’s security services and in a diplomatic cable, reviewed by Reuters.
The news agency could not independently verify the UAE's involvement in the project or the camp's purpose. In response to a request for comment, the UAE foreign ministry said it was not a party to the conflict or “in any way” involved in the hostilities.
While the EMA has informally indicated that the February 10 Reuters story prompted its decision, it has not made an official statement.
The EMA could not immediately be reached for comment.