A post shared in late April on Facebook claimed that a three-month state of emergency had been declared in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region. Meanwhile, an image shared in the post showing armed men was taken in the capital Addis Ababa, not in the Amhara region. “State of Emergency has been declared in the Amhara regional state”, the post in Afaan Oromoo reads, adding that it will last three months. Screenshot of the false post, taken on May 2, 2023Gojjam and Gonder are major zones in the Amhara region. Ethiopian communications minister Legesse Tulu confirmed to AFP Fact Check that no state of emergency had been declared in the Amhara region.

Source: Ethiopian News May 03, 2023 13:20 UTC