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Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Apr 19, 2019

U.S. Embassy Hosts Ethiopia Hacks! 4.0: Hackathon Focused on Countering Misinformation

This event will challenge coders to find technological solutions to the challenge of misinformation online

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 19, 2019/APO Group/ --

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is hosting the fourth hackathon under the Ethiopia Hacks! Program from April 19-21, 2019. This event will challenge coders to find technological solutions to the challenge of misinformation online.

The United States Embassy in Addis Ababa invites you to attend their project presentations and award ceremony.

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2018 at 2:00pm

Venue: National Archive and Library Agency (NALA), (Wemezekir)

RSVP to Zelalem Befekadu at befekaduZE@state.gov.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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