Since 2012, the Zone 9 blogging collective has worked to foster civic engagement and critical commentary about social and political issues in Ethiopia, alongside fellow journalists seeking similar results through newspaper work. 
Tangu mwaka 2012, wanablogu hao wa Zone 9 wamekuwa wakifanya kazi kubwa ya kuwezesha ushirikishwaji wa kiraia pamoja na uchambuzi wa kina kuhusu masuala ya kijamii na kisiasa nchini Ethiopia, wakifanya kazi sambamba na waandishi (ambao nao wamekamatwa) waliokuwa karibu nao ili kufikisha harakati hizo kwenye magazeti.