In Brief: Ethiopia: Fighting's Resurgence Amid Disinformation

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In Ethiopia, a coalition of seven armed groups, including the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Amhara National Movement Fano, has launched a multi-front offensive against the federal army. The report also notes that four years following the Tigray war, this new outbreak of violence is accompanied by a surge in disinformation on social media. RFI's Fact-Check unit has identified several misleading images, taken out of context or generated by artificial intelligence.

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