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By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The Reuters news agency, one of the world’s leading news cables, has reported fake news about Ethiopia in quotation marks, a fake tweet by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.
On November 16 in its headline, Ugandan leader meets Ethiopian official, urges talks, Reuters has falsely inserted the following tweet, which was not tweeted by President Museveni. “A war in Ethiopia would give the entire continent a bad image. There should be negotiations and the conflict stopped, lest it lead to unnecessary loss of life and paralyze the economy, ”Museveni tweeted after unconfirmed media reports that Uganda could play a mediating role.
The Reuters news came after the visit of Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, whose delegation met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Nairobi newsroom reports on fake news; Written by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Duncan Miriri and Toby Chopra.
Below are the ONLY THREE actual tweets from President Yoweri Museveni after meeting the Ethiopian delegation.
Before leaving for my campaign meeting this morning, I had discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, HE Demeke Mekonnen Hassen and his delegation at Gulu State Lodge. pic.twitter.com/q4LmCZX9Ep
– Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) November 16, 2020
Our discussion focused on the peace and security issues affecting Ethiopia today. Being one of the oldest non-colonized countries in Africa, Ethiopia is the pride of the continent. pic.twitter.com/PYHnykTCeT
– Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) November 16, 2020
The problem with Africa is that we never talk about ideology, focusing so much on diplomacy. I totally disagree with the policy that focuses on ethnic federalism. We must emphasize the issue of unity and common interests because it is the only way we can prosper. pic.twitter.com/TDLAGyxgbK
– Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) November 16, 2020
Some of the journalists from the Ethiopia-based international media outlets have been misleading the world by producing untrue, unprofessional stories and one-sided criticism regarding the ongoing fight between the Ethiopian federal government’s national defense force and the group armed TPLF, which officially admitted to attacking the Ethiopian Army Northern Command about three weeks ago.
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