Iran’s move to cut internet access during ongoing mass protests, along with Uganda’s Tuesday ahead of controversial elections, are the latest examples of how some governments use digital blackouts to muzzle dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/world/politics/countries-internet-blackouts-dissent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #afghanistan #sudan #ethiopia #myanmar #kasmir #iran #nepal #tanzania #internet #censorship
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#US denies entry to 14 #Ethiopian #athletes ahead of World XC Championships
For 4 decades, #Ethiopia won medals at every World XC Championships. An unbelievable 44-year streak built on talent
But the streak is now in jeopardy due to #dictator #trump
A report from LetsRun.com, Ethiopian Athletics Federation confirmed 14 of its 18 U20 athletes had their US #visa applications rejected by the #American #embassy
#US denies entry to 14 #Ethiopian #athletes ahead of World XC Championships
For 4 decades, #Ethiopia won medals at every World XC Championships. An unbelievable 44-year streak built on talent
But the streak is now in jeopardy due to #dictator #trump
A report from LetsRun.com, Ethiopian Athletics Federation confirmed 14 of its 18 U20 athletes had their US #visa applications rejected by the #American #embassy
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#AfricanNews accounts to follow:
➡️ @thecontinent - Pan-African online newspaper run by non-profit based in South Africa
➡️ @TUKOcoke - Kenyan online news site
➡️ @ZekuZelalem - Award-winning investigative reporter covering Ethiopia and Horn of Africa
➡️ @beverly_ochieng - Security & media analyst focused on Africa
➡️ @teachersupdates - Education news in Kenya
➡️ @index - Business news in Mozambique
#AfricanNews accounts to follow:
➡️ @thecontinent - Pan-African online newspaper run by non-profit based in South Africa
➡️ @TUKOcoke - Kenyan online news site
➡️ @ZekuZelalem - Award-winning investigative reporter covering Ethiopia and Horn of Africa
➡️ @beverly_ochieng - Security & media analyst focused on Africa
➡️ @teachersupdates - Education news in Kenya
➡️ @index - Business news in Mozambique
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Wildlife of #Ethiopia. Le secret de l'histoire naturelle, France ca. 1480-1485. BnF, Français 22971, fol. 20r.
#medieval #MedievalArt
#Ethiopia accuses #Egypt of 'escalating' Nile water dispute #press
https://www.newarab.com/news/ethiopia-accuses-egypt-escalating-nile-water-dispute
Wildlife of #Ethiopia. Le secret de l'histoire naturelle, France ca. 1480-1485. BnF, Français 22971, fol. 20r.
#medieval #MedievalArt
Special shoutout to journalist Zecharias Zelalem doing brilliant investigative work on a part of the world few are covering. This thread is amazing:
➡️ https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290520418428596 (Part 1)
➡️ https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290922706015620 (Part 2)
➡️ https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115291272349035871 (Part 3)
You can follow Zelalem at:
➡️ @ZekuZelalem
You can follow the newspaper he was reporting for:
He also reports for Al Jazeera:
➡️ @AlJazeera
#Journalism #InvestigativeJournalism #Africa #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica #Djibouti
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, edging Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a final sprint to the line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/more-sports/jepchirchir-womens-marathon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #peresjepchirchir #kenya #ethiopia #tigstassefa #juliapaternain #uruguay#worldathleticschampionships
Fee Fi Fo Fum :v_bi:
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🧼🔬 14-year-old Heman Bekele developed a revolutionary soap that reactivates immune cells to fight skin #cancer, inspired by memories of people working under the harsh Ethiopian #sun.
His #invention costs just $0.50 to produce compared to $40,000 cancer treatments, and he's now working at Johns Hopkins to bring it to underserved communities worldwide.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/teenager-soap-cancer-rep/
#science #innovation #teenager #medicine #Africa #prevention #research #health#Ethiopia
🧼🔬 14-year-old Heman Bekele developed a revolutionary soap that reactivates immune cells to fight skin #cancer, inspired by memories of people working under the harsh Ethiopian #sun.
His #invention costs just $0.50 to produce compared to $40,000 cancer treatments, and he's now working at Johns Hopkins to bring it to underserved communities worldwide.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/teenager-soap-cancer-rep/
#science #innovation #teenager #medicine #Africa #prevention #research #health#Ethiopia
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Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/politics/trump-wars-settled-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #nobels #us #india #pakistan #democraticrepublicofcongo #rwanda #armenia #azerbaijan #cambodia #thailand #israel #iran #serbia #kosovo #egypt #ethiopia