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ESAT News (May 24, 2018) Special police force of the Somali region, also known as Liyou Police, shot and killed three people in Dollo Ado town as protest against the regional administration intensified. Residents of Dollo Ado town held demonstrations against the administration of Abdi Mohamud Omar, accusing him of maladministration corruption and nepotism. Liyou police used live bullets killing ...

ESAT News (May 23, 2018) Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Sagar has displaced 31,300 people in the Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a report today. The humanitarian organization said in Somali region alone, flooding affected more than 52,170 households (313,000 people), of whom 31,300 households are displaced. The report ...

ESAT News (May 23, 2018) Leaders of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) have arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to continue talks with the government. The Front announced a week ago that it had held talks with representatives of the Ethiopian government in an undisclosed location outside Ethiopia and that the two sides have agreed to continue the talks in ...