Addis Standard is an Ethiopian monthly social, economic and political news magazine published[1][2] and distributed by Jakenn Publishing Plc, and was established in February 2011 by Tsedale Lemma,[3] who is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine as of January 2021[update].

[4][2] The magazine has an independent political stance,[5] and is headquartered in Addis Ababa.

[6] Addis Standard is distributed in Ghana, Burundi and South Sudan in addition to its native country, Ethiopia.

[6] Addis Standard discontinued its print edition in October 2016[2] in response to censorship, while continuing to publish online.

[citation needed] During the Tigray War, one of the Addis Standard editors involved in covering Tigray Region, Medihane Ekubamichael, was detained for a month.