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ESAT News (January 13, 2016) Ethiopian foreign minister, Tedros Adhanom, who is in Brussels up on the request by the European Parliament for questioning on the brutal crackdown by his government on protesters in Oromia region of Ethiopian, has cancelled his press conference. It was not clear why the foreign minister, who was due to be grilled today at the ...

ESAT News (January 13, 2016) A government sponsored study showed at least 150 Ethiopians leave their country every day in search of economic opportunities in other countries. The majority of the migrants were youngsters and 94% of them were women, according to the study conducted by a government committee set up to thwart illegal immigration. The study mentioned absence of ...

ESAT News (January 12, 2016) Sources close to the Ethiopian government security confided to ESAT that the government, in an attempt to divert the ongoing antigovernment protest in the country, is scheming to incite ethnic violence. The sources said the targets of the orchestrated attack by the regime’s operatives would be the Amharas and other ethnic groups who live in ...

ESAT News (January 12, 2016) Reports reaching from Addis Ababa say Ermias Amelga, a prominent businessman, has been put behind bars. Ermias was the founder of the controversial Access Real Estate and Zemen Bank. Ermias was in exile for two years following charges and allegations of financial mismanagement by shareholders and investors of Access Real Estate, which was engaged in ...

ESAT News (January 12, 2016) Farmers in east Hararghe said they fear lives would be lost if they are not provided with an immediate food aid. Residents told ESAT that there is a serious famine in the area and there is no available drinking water as the rivers and springs have gone dry. They said a number of farmers have ...