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There are accusations of inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia.
A researcher in Ethiopia, Fisseha Tekle, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in Kenya, alleging that the company has allowed hate speech to run rampant on its platform, causing widespread violence. Tekle said that of 85 languages spoken in Ethiopia, only three were covered byFacebook’s moderation practices. He also claimed that posts falsely accusing him…
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The government of Ethiopia and the Tigray have agreed on an end to the war.
A peace deal was signed on Wednesday between Ethiopia’s government and the Tigray Federalist Congress (TPLF) to end a two-year conflict in the Tigray region. The deal came after Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed met with TPLF leaders in Nairobi, Kenya. The conflict began in November 2020, less than one year after Ethiopian PM made peace…
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The fight against malaria in Africa would be derailed by this mosquito.
A new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, has been found in Ethiopia which has been linked to a spike in malaria cases. “With typical malaria mosquitoes we tend to see them [ Anopheles stephensi] at a certain time of the year,” said Zohdy Girma Tadesse, a co-author of the study. It likes to breed in human…