Hacker News with Generative AI: Ethiopia

Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability (compiler.news)
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and abuse with real world consequences.

Lawsuits, Social Media, Technology, Ethiopia, Accountability

4 points by compilernews 15 days ago | 0 comments

Ethiopia nature-based project to give 50% of proceeds to locals (qcintel.com)
A German-backed carbon credit marketplace has launched a project in Ethiopia that aims to earn carbon and biodiversity credits...

Ethiopia, Carbon Credits, Sustainability, Climate Change, Conservation

5 points by doener 30 days ago | 0 comments

Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar (ox.ac.uk)
New findings, published in the journal Ecology, describe a previously undocumented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis). For the first time, these have been reported to feed on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers (Kniphofia foliosa) – the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar.

Zoology, Ecology, Carnivores, Ethiopia

78 points by thunderbong 152 days ago | 23 comments

Months Before Ethiopian 737 Crash, Boeing Turned Aside Carrier's Questions (nytimes.com)
Months Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Turned Aside Carrier’s Questions

Aviation, Boeing, Ethiopia, Accidents, Safety

7 points by whycome 198 days ago | 1 comments

Western wellness industry drives Ethiopian frankincense trees towards extinction (theguardian.com)
As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it

Environmentalism, Sustainability, Ethiopia, Business, Culture

4 points by rntn 222 days ago | 0 comments

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in Ethiopia (cnn.com)

Electric Vehicles, Ethiopia, Transportation, Automotive Industry, Sustainability

43 points by rntn 251 days ago | 8 comments

Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new "EV or nothing" policy (restofworld.org)

Ethiopia, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Transportation

12 points by jawns 272 days ago | 5 comments

Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new "EV or nothing" policy (restofworld.org)

Ethiopia, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Sustainability

14 points by impish9208 278 days ago | 4 comments

Abuna Yemata Guh (wikipedia.org)

Ethiopia, History, Religion

4 points by vinnyglennon 280 days ago | 0 comments

How rules made in Europe put Ethiopian farmers at risk (theguardian.com)

Agriculture, International Relations, Europe, Ethiopia, Politics

9 points by Pamar 294 days ago | 0 comments