An armed conflict has been roiling Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region since July 2023 with misinformation about the violence circulating widely on social media. Fano, a militia group in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, has been locked in an armed conflict with government forces since July 2023. Ethiopia's human rights body has accused government forces of carrying out extra-judicial killings and mass arbitrary detentions in the restive Amhara region (archived here). At about 02’55” into the altered video, Abiy’s mouth movements once again do not align with the audio. This decision comes even as the UN’s 2023 report says that “there is an overwhelming risk that human rights atrocities will continue”.

Source: Ethiopian News October 16, 2023 12:53 UTC