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ESAT News (May 1, 2018) Ethiopia and Sudan have reportedly agreed to set up a joint military force to protect Ethiopia’s mega hydroelectric dam which Egypt fears will cut into its water supply. Negotiations over the share of the water among the three countries have failed last month. While Egypt is wary of the consequence of the dam on downstream ...

ESAT News (April 30, 2018) The renewal of a gold mining project for another ten years has triggered street protests in five towns in Southern Ethiopia. Locals say the project, which has exploited their natural resources for over twenty years has not benefited the poor.   Residents of Shakiso and Fincha towns in Guji zone in Southern Ethiopia have taken ...

ESAT News (April 30, 2018) A joint session of the House of the Federation and its lower house postponed the country’s populations census by one year due to security concerns as the nation is still reeling from unrest in various corners. The census was supposed to take place last year but protests in most parts of the country against the ...