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Tolera Gemta

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Covers:  Disinformation, conflict, politics, human rights and foreign affairs.
Journalist @AFP @AFPFactcheck| Published Author✍🏿 ACEA-UGA Fellow. My opinions are my own. RT isn't endorsement.

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Tolera Fikru Gemta is a seasoned professional in international affairs, media/communications and research with over 15 years of practical experience. He was one of the founders and editor-in-chief of The Voice and Raji newspapers in Ethiopia. Tolera also worked for CSOs/NGOs in development and humanitarian programs where he led multi-sectoral projects. He worked for Code for Africa (CfA)/ PesaCheck, as a senior fact checker where he was also involved in training Ethiopian newsrooms through DWA …

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Footage of Eid prayers misrepresented as attack on Muslims in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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By Tolera Gemta 
| Yahoo
Tolera FIKRU GEMTA / AFP Ethiopia Fri, June 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muslim communities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have long harboured grievances over religious rights. A Facebook post claims to show a video of Muslims being attacked and killed at a stadium in Tigray's Axum city.
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Ethiopian leader’s 2020 Tigray war speech falsely shared as announcement of attack by Eritrea

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By Tolera Gemta 
| Yahoo
Declarations of military superiority have been a recurring theme on social media in Ethiopia and Eritrea as relations between the two countries remain strained. A video circulating on TikTok claims to show Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announcing that Eritrea has attacked Ethiopia. This is false: the clip uses edited footage from 2020, when Abiy announced the outbreak of war in the northern Tigray region.
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Ethiopia's opposition brace for ruling party election landslide

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By Tolera Gemta , Dylan Gamba 
| Modern Ghana
Ethiopian opposition parties go into elections on June 1, facing threats, insurgencies, near-total state control of the media, and what they see as a pre-determined victory for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. When Abiy came to power in 2018, the first signs were encouraging. He released opposition members and journalists and resolved tensions with neighbouring Eritrea, which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. But that gave way to mounting repression and what has effectively become a one-party state.
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