In Ethiopia, Disinformation Spreads Via Facebook Live as Political Tensions Rise

BY ENDALK CHALA | GLOBAL VOICES On July 18, two Ethiopian protest groups clashed in front of the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, as Ethiopia’s tense national politics spread to its diasporas. Protesters demonstrated their opposition to the current government, waving flags missing the characteristic yellow pentagram, a symbol of Ethiopia’s collective national identity.

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Mediation as a Not so Modern Concept …

By Ruby Sandhu, Returning recently from Asmara, Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, I met with mediators from the impressive grassroots community courts from the six Zoba regions in Eritrea, individuals equal in gender and spanning a generation. Eritrea, a country that is consistently referred to as a despotic regime, one without the Rule of […]

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