Do these images show Ethiopian soldiers supporting anti-government protests? No, AFP Fact Check found the images are old. They were taken during various events and published online in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
, AFP Fact Check found that the image showing the people in military uniform is actually from an incident during the Tigray conflict.was originally shared on social media in October 2021, along with text attributed to an Amhara activist about fighting between the TPLF and Amhara security forces during the war in northern Ethiopia.Screenshot of the post shared in 2021, taken on April 4, 2023
A reverse image search for the second photo, which shows a banner with an Amharic slogan, reveals it was shared on Facebook three years ago -- in February 2020 -- by a page named “Ethio Amhara Media”.The slogan on the banner reads “Oromo people: is this your response to the Amhara people who showed you empathy ?”in February 2020 following the abduction of Amhara students from a university in the Oromia region.
“We don’t want an Ethiopia that will be built on the blood of the Amhara people,” reads the banner seen in the image.
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