Fake news on Facebook: The cause of the Ethiopian genocide? – Film Daily
Fake news on Facebook: The cause of the Ethiopian genocide? Abiy, Ethiopia’s first Oromo leader, has been heavily criticized by hard-line Oromo nationalists who believe he abandoned his heritage by appeasing other ethnic groups. Facebook failuresThe Facebook platform has amplified existing tensions on a massive scale. Yet following Abiy’s rise to power, the social media landscape became a highly toxic and divisive space, with eighty ethnic groups vying for attention. Facebook may not be the perpetrator of violence in Ethiopia, but it is a breeding ground for hate.”
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September 17, 2020 13:07 UTC
How Italy’s Colonial War in Ethiopia Foreshadowed the Barbarism of World War II
Such admirers acknowledged Mussolini’s success in “saving” Italy not only from bankruptcy after the Great War, but from a Bolshevik takeover. On October 28, 1922, the King — by some accounts, fearful of a civil war — invited Mussolini to form a government. By the end of the decade, Italy’s diverse political left, made up of socialists, communists, and anarchists, had been eviscerated. Decisive in this regard were the events of the Italo-Ethiopian war, a brutal onslaught of colonial violence that served as a prelude to the great confrontation of World War II. War Comes Home Already by the summer of 1935, the looming war had attracted journalists from around the world to the Ethiopian capital.
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September 17, 2020 12:22 UTC
Ethiopia: Media Persons Say New Policy Provides Essential Mechanisms to Capacitate Media
Addis Ababa — The newly approved mass media policy has provided essential mechanisms that help to create capacity for the country's media, according to media persons. The other journalist, Eshetu Geletu said the policy will promotes professionalism by encouraging free, fair and impartial reporting if implemented properly. "In addition to encouraging professionalism, the policy prevents dependency of the media institutions on political parties and the influences of other groups," he noted. Getachew criticized certain media outlets that are being used "as tools by particular political parties and groups causing havocs in the country." The Council of Ministers approved the new mass media policy last August 2020.
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September 17, 2020 10:30 UTC
What's The Latest News?
Advertisement:There has been plenty of excitement regarding the 777X program since it was announced in 2013. Many airlines were looking forward to getting their hands on the 777-8 and 777-9 jets. Pushing back deliveriesAt the end of July, Boeing announced that there will be a delay to the 777X program amid the pandemic. The initial hope was for the plane to join fleets as early as next year. Earlier this month, Ethiopian Airlines CCO Esayas WoldeMariam told Simple Flying that the plane is something that it will definitely consider.
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September 17, 2020 10:01 UTC
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 7
Ellsberg replied “Yes. Ellsberg replied yes. Ellsberg replied he disagreed, Abrams had never had one minute of discussion with him or Assange. Lewis then asked Ellsberg if it was true he had held an encrypted back up copy of the Manning material for Assange. Ellsberg replied it was; it had subsequently been physically destroyed.
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September 17, 2020 08:55 UTC
Mass Murder of Amharas in Benishangul-Gumez Region
Editor’s note : The following content is a press release from Amhara Association of America regarding the massacre in Benishangul Gumuz regionAmhara Association of AmericaSeptember 17, 2020Targeted attacks against Amharas have occurred again in Benishangul-Gumez Region of Ethiopia. The 89 victims across Bulen District include 5 Shinasha (largest ethnic group in Bulen) who opposed the Gumuz militia’s actions. The Gumez militia told their victims in this attack that they are being killed for not respecting their order to leave “their (Benishangul) region”. This latest attack follows similar attacks against Amharas in Metekel zone of Benishangul in July. Examples include:• On July 27th, Gumez militiamen killed 14 Amharas and wounded six in Jadia Kebele, Guba District of Metekel Zone.
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September 17, 2020 08:48 UTC
Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes were ‘horrific culmination’ of failures’
After two deadly crashes that killed hundreds of people, Boeing is facing scrutiny over its 737 MAX 8 aircraft. An 18-month investigation by a US House panel blasted Boeing and the United States Federal Aviation Administration over the 737 MAX which has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes killed 346 people. The report criticised Boeing for withholding “crucial information from the FAA, its customers, and 737 MAX pilots” including “concealing the very existence of MCAS from 737 MAX pilots”. Boeing did not disclose the existence of MCAS in crew manuals and sought to convince regulators not to require more expensive simulator training for MAX pilots. They have suggested Boeing was motivated to cut costs and move quickly to get the 737 MAX to market.
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September 17, 2020 08:37 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines resume flights from New Jersey to Abuja, Lagos
Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has resumed passenger flights from New Jersey, United States, to Lagos and Abuja. This follows the recent reopening of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Sept. 5. NAN reports that Ethiopian Airlines is one of the 13 that secured government’s approval to fly into the country following the resumption. The Federal Government suspended international flights on March 23 as part of efforts to check spread of the coronavirus. Ethiopian Airlines operated all nine evacuation flights from the U.S. that saw the repatriation of 2,322 stranded Nigerians.
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September 17, 2020 07:07 UTC
Music Matters: Rediscovering the forgotten sounds of Somalia
Tracks by both Bakaka Band and Dur-Dur Band make up a healthy share of “Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972-1991),” a compilation released by the eclectic Analog Africa imprint at the end of 2019. Dur-Dur Band became one of the best-known groups from a golden era of Somali music that has gone largely unheard beyond the country’s borders. Now the subject of their own standalone Analog Africa retrospective gathered from the same visit (“Dur-Dur of Somalia – Vol. “While other African countries were going down musically and culturally in the Eighties, Somalia was going up,” says Redjeb. The state-funded bands were frequently called on to provide live accompaniment to musical plays staged at the National Theater of Somalia.
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September 17, 2020 06:00 UTC
REVIEW: ‘Pieces’ — Abri and the Dreamfleet’s downbeat return
Tracks by both Bakaka Band and Dur-Dur Band make up a healthy share of “Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972-1991),” a compilation released by the eclectic Analog Africa imprint at the end of 2019. Dur-Dur Band became one of the best-known groups from a golden era of Somali music that has gone largely unheard beyond the country’s borders. Now the subject of their own standalone Analog Africa retrospective gathered from the same visit (“Dur-Dur of Somalia – Vol. “While other African countries were going down musically and culturally in the Eighties, Somalia was going up,” says Redjeb. The state-funded bands were frequently called on to provide live accompaniment to musical plays staged at the National Theater of Somalia.
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September 17, 2020 05:26 UTC
Boeing 737 MAX crashes: Company hid design flaws from pilots and regulators, says US panel
The US House of Representatives' transportation and infrastructure committee has released a report on crashes of MAX 737 planes. Blasting both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration the panel said that “the MAX crashes were not the result of a singular failure, technical mistake or mismanaged event,". Congressional investigators blamed two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes on "repeated and serious failures" by the company and air safety officials, according to a report released Wednesday that called for an overhaul of the US aviation regulatory system. Watch: Boeing halts 737 max production after 20 years"They were the horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing's management, and grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA." In 2019, two deadly plane crashes within five months have rocked Boeing and the aviation industry, forcing the worldwide grounding of the Chicago-based company’s 737 Max airliners.
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September 17, 2020 05:26 UTC
boeing accused of covering up 737 max design faults aviation news
Years before the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 killed 189 people, a Boeing pilot struggled for 10 seconds with the same new system on the 737 Max jet that pushes the aircraft's nose down. A file photo of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max. But Michael Stumo, whose daughter Samya died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, accused the company of not living up to its promises of transparency. Investigators have linked Boeing flight technology to two fatal crashes involving the plane maker's 737 Max jets. The MCAS system figures prominently in both the Lion Air and the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 tragedies, as well as the conclusions reached by the Transportation Committee.
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September 17, 2020 00:45 UTC
Africa’s climate change fight gets a boost as Global Center on Adaptation sets up regional home at the African Development Bank
African leaders welcomed the opening of a regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday, voicing hopes it will spur the continent’s efforts to combat climate change. In speeches marking the virtual launch of GCA Africa, the leaders said the Center could also provide an impetus for a more resilient recovery after COVID-19, which they said had compounded climate-induced vulnerabilities. Hosted by the African Development Bank at its headquarters in the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan, GCA Africa will work with partners across the continent to accelerate adaptation action that protects African communities from climate change. He commended the partnership between the Bank and the African Adaptation Initiative under the GCA. Media Contact: Kwasi Kpodo Communication and External Relations Department African Development Bank Email: w.kpodo@afdb.org
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September 16, 2020 21:56 UTC
Ethiopia has started clamping down on independent media again as tensions rise
But that optimism has largely waned, with journalists again being rounded up, while a number of independent radio and television stations have being shut down. Within days, the independent Oromia Media Network (OMN)’s Addis Ababa headquarters were ransacked by police and closed. “Some readers think we were pro-OLF [Oromo Liberation Front], others pro government,” Geleta told Quartz Africa. “One of our staff was previously arrested by police, another was attacked for taking photos of the aftermath of violence. Sign up to the Quartz Africa Weekly Brief here for news and analysis on African business, tech, and innovation in your inbox
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September 16, 2020 21:11 UTC
UAE records 842 new Covid-19 cases, other Gulf countries report less
Officials say Egypt currently has around 570 cubic meters (150,000 gallons) of water per person per year. Experts consider a country as water poor if its supply is less than 1,000 cubic meters per person annually. While modern day Egyptians can still empathize with King Djoser’s plight, the measures he took to counter the drought would not get much support today. The ancient pharao was instructed by Imhoteb, the designer of his famous Step Pyramid, to offer a sacrifice to Khnum, God of the Nile. “Because Khnum controlled the water from the Nile.”“The Nile is the soul of Egypt,” he said.
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September 16, 2020 19:41 UTC