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Samuel Gebre

Samuel Gebre is an Ethiopia-based journalist for Bloomberg News.

Despair: Israelis from the Ethiopian community protest outside the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem demanding their relatives left behind in the war-torn country be rescued. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP
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Facebook fails to curb the spread of hate speech in Ethiopia

Most of Facebook’s features are designed to maximise meaningful social Interaction, which means the algorithm promotes extreme content

  • Simon Allison
  • Claire Wilmot
  • The Continent
  • Samuel Gebre
10 min read
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Investigate crimes in Tigray now, or risk a fragmented Ethiopia

For any investigation to be successful, evidence must be collected before it degrades

  • Claire Wilmot
  • Samuel Gebre
17 min read
Ethiopia’s government has set up its own ‘fact-checking’ unit. But governments cannot independently fact-check themselves. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)
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A glimpse into the future of government propaganda

The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.

  • Samuel Gebre
  • Claire Wilmot
13 min read