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Embassy of South Sudan in Addis sued over $120,000 in rent arrears
ESAT News (December 21, 2017) A landlord for the South Sudanese Embassy in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa had been taken to court over rental arrears, the South Sudanese Radio Tamazuj reported today. John Sefo, the landlord who rented his building to South Sudan Embassy in Addis Ababa, told Radio Tamazuj today that he has sued the South Sudanese Embassy over ...
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Ethiopia: Oromo, Amhara MPs boycott Parliament
ESAT News (December 20, 2017) Oromo and Amhara MPs representing the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) and the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM) have boycotted the Ethiopian Parliament saying the Prime Minister need to address the ongoing ethnic clashes and political crisis in the country. The Parliament did not hold its regular session last Thursday and yesterday as the absence ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Opposition parties agree to work in unison
ESAT News (December 20, 2017) Three opposition parties have agreed to work together in matters of capacity building, organizational issues and finance. The Blue Party, the All Ethiopian Unity Organization and Shengo have issued a joint statement in Washington DC following a meeting by leaders of the respective parties. Shengo is forum of opposition groups in the Diaspora while the ...
Read More »Congressman says regime that terrorizes its people cannot be U.S. ally
ESAT News (December 20, 2017) A U.S. congressman said the Ethiopian regime which terrorizes its people cannot and should not be an ally to the United States. Representative Mike Coffman of the 6th district of Colorado was speaking to a gathering of Ethiopians in Denver over the weekend that was met to deliberate on House Resolution -128, a resolution Supporting ...
Read More »EU says ethnic clashes in Ethiopia deeply worrying
ESAT News (December 20, 2017) Recurring reports of violence in several universities and clashes in different parts of Ethiopia are deeply worrying, in particular as regards their increasingly ethnic nature, the European Union said in a statement today. The statement by Catherine Ray, the Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy pointed out the recent incidents in Oromia-Somali regions, which ...
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