Ethiopia
The $2 billion suit filed by two Ethiopians says Facebook devotes far fewer resources to content moderation in Africa than it does in the U.S.
Witnesses say more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara, have been killed in an attack in the country’s Oromia region and are blaming a rebel group, which denies it.
"We picked out the worst cases we could think of," said Rosie Sharpe, a campaigner at Global Witness. "The ones that ought to be the easiest for Facebook to detect."
Amir Aman Kiyaro is being accused of “serving the purposes” of a terrorist group by conducting an interview with its members.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Witnesses are sharing stories about a potential massacre at Axum's Church of St. Mary of Zion that left hundreds dead in November.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, has rejected international “interference” into the conflict with the Tigray region.
The locusts are destroying farmland and threatening an already vulnerable region with devastating hunger.
A flight-control system pushed the nose of two 737 Max planes down before crashes that killed 346 people.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute also praised the “important reforms” that Ethiopia’s prime minister has launched at home.
One of the African nation's religious leaders urged authorities to enact strong laws against same-sex relations.