ESAT News (November 30, 2018) Local employees for a road construction project in Oromo and Amhara regions in Ethiopia held seven Indian expats hostages over unpaid salaries. The Indian employees for the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) said in a letter to Ethiopian authorities that termination of projects and absence of senior management from projects led the locals to worry ...
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ESAT News (November 29, 2018) The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that the 2019 World Press Freedom Day will be celebrated in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia on May 2-3, 2019. UNESCO said in a statement that the decision was made after Ethiopia recently requested to host the day. UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and ...
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by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 29, 2018) Ringleaders of special commandos who are accused of plotting to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month were arraigned before a court-martial. Last month, about 240 special commandos showed up unannounced at the National Palace fully armed and demand to speak with the Prime Minister. The soldiers said they wanted the PM ...
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