Nieman Journalism Lab

In Ethiopia, fact-checking can be a matter of life and death

Fact-checkers at HaqCheck tackle potentially deadly misinformation amid political and infrastructural challenges.
TechCrunch

Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...
The Verge

You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now

Adam Mosseri wants AI to give users a sense of control over recommendations. Adam Mosseri wants AI to give users a sense of control over recommendations. is a senior reporter covering technology, ...
The New York Times

The Ruling Party Won Ethiopia’s Election. Here’s What to Know.

The vote bolsters the power of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed amid fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
Foreign Affairs

The War in Ethiopia Isn’t Over

A few months after coming to power in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal to end a decades-long insurgency in the country’s Oromia region. The same summer, he struck a ...
Hosted on MSN

Ethio Coders graduates drive digital transformation in public institutions

Addis Ababa, May 1, 2026 — Young Ethiopians trained under the national Five Million Ethio Coders program are developing homegrown digital systems that are beginning to modernize public institutions ...
Human Rights Watch

Ethiopia: Persecution of Tigrayans Unrelenting

Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and severely restricting their movements, employment, and access to services. The ...
Wall Street Journal

The Algorithm Will See You Now

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot and SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary discuss Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) and their role in AI applications, the ...
The Africa Report

Ethiopia’s seventh cycle: Why democratic reform is stalling at the grassroots

Ethiopia’s seventh general election cycle is underway. Voter registration is ongoing and closes on 8 April. Candidates have registered. Television debates have begun. Campaigning across towns and the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ethiopia Signs $13.1 Billion of Energy, Mining Investment Deals

Ethiopia has signed $13.1 billion of investment deals spanning renewable energy, manufacturing, real estate, mining and green ammonia, according to the government. Representives of the investing ...