Article 5RH0S Facebook removes post by Ethiopian PM for ‘inciting violence’

Facebook removes post by Ethiopian PM for ‘inciting violence’

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Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Nobel peace prize winner Abiy Ahmed vowed in post to bury' his government's enemies

Facebook has removed a post by Ethiopia's prime minister for inciting and supporting violence" as diplomats stepped up attempts to instigate a ceasefire in the country's year-long civil war.

Abiy Ahmed, the winner of the 2019 Nobel peace prize, vowed to bury" his government's enemies in a Facebook post on Sunday as forces from the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) moved closer to Addis Ababa. Facebook's owner, Meta, said on Thursday that it had removed the post.

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