The Monitor, a family owned publishing company, was established in 1993 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its maiden issue, then a weekly English paper, appeared in September 1993.

Responding to the market’s demand, it evolved from a weekly to a bi-weekly paper and soon to a thrice-weekly publication. In the year 2000, The Monitor became the first and the only private daily newspaper in the history of Ethiopia, a status proudly maintained to date.

The Monitor, throughout its presence for the last 11 years has maintained a high degree of professional journalism. It has published regularly and without fail, issues covering news and views from all over the world.

During its years of successful publishing business, it has secured a reputable name as a reliable and impartial source of international and national news, specially, among the international community.

In the pursuit of satisfying readers’ demand, The Daily Monitor launched its first Weekly Amharic paper in the year 2003, in Addis Ababa, followed by The African Monitor, a bi-lingual paper launched in the U.S.A.

The African Monitor is printed fortnightly in Baltimore and is circulated all over North America. It is mainly tuned to serve the Ethiopian Diasporas and is currently working towards covering more African news to serve the larger population residing in America.