ESAT News (December 26, 2017) Egypt has called for World Bank mediation to resolve a stalemate with Ethiopia that is building a hydroelectric dam on the Abay River. Egypt says the construction of the dam will significantly reduce its share of water. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to hold talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, ...
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ESAT DC News in Brief Mon 25 Dec 2017
Ethiopia: Protests continue as political parties call for formation of transitional government
ESAT News (December 25, 2017) Protests against the TPLF have continued with the people demanding the removal of the regime. A stay at home protest in Ambo, Ginchi and Guder towns as well as nearby villages that began Friday has continued on Monday. Schools and businesses remained closed. Taxi drivers in Sululta, just outside the capital, have reportedly strike today ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Bekele Gerba denied medical treatment
ESAT News (December 25, 2017) One of Ethiopia’s prisoners of conscience, Bekele Gerba, has been denied to see a doctor despite his repeated request to the prison administration. His daughter, Bontu Bekele, who told Deutsche Welle that her dad is suffering from hypertension said he is also suffering from other ailments and has been demanding prison administrators to see his ...
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Egypt foreign minister to visit Ethiopia to ‘break deadlocks’ on grand dam
ESAT News (December 25, 2017) Egyptian media reported that foreign minister Sameh Shoukry is set to arrive in Ethiopia on Tuesday for talks with his counterpart Workneh Gebeyehu to “break the deadlock” in tripartite negotiation over the construction of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam. The two sides are expected to iron out their differences regarding the work of the tripartite technical committee ...
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