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Facebook to keep users safe ahead of Ethiopia elections

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 gessesse AI, digital literacy, Ethiopia, Facebook, hate speech, misinformation, political advertising, Virality

Ahead of Ethiopia’s national elections on 5th June 2021, Facebook has adopted measures to keep users safe against misinformation and

Commission calls for protection of women during election in Ethiopia

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 gessesse Ethiopia, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, gender-based violence, general election 2021, hate speech, March 8, women

Marking International Women’s Day, themed this year “Choose to Challenge”, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called on all

Ethiopia introduces hate speech law ahead of election

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 NBE Ethiopia, Ethiopian parliament, ethnic politics, hate speech, political parties, Prima Minister Abiy Ahmed, social media, TPLF

The House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia on Thursday passes hate speech, which was contested by media practitioners, among others.

Is Ethiopia’s reform from government dictatorship to gangsters’ rule?

Is Ethiopia’s reform from government dictatorship to gangsters’ rule?

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 Amhara Region, Benishangul Gumz, Ethiopia, Ethiopian journalists, ethnic centered media, hate speech, media, political party owned media, press freedom, ruling party

By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In one of the panels during this week’s World Press Freedom Day event hosted in