ESAT News (August 10, 2017) There has been reports of fighting in the area between the cities of Harar and Babile on the way to the country’s eastern commercial town of Jijiga. The highway connecting the capital Addis Ababa to Jijiga has been blocked, according a security alert by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. Bloggers close officials in Addis ...
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Ethiopia: Court denies bail to Bekele Gerba
ESAT News (August 10, 2017) The 4th criminal bench of the federal high court in Addis Ababa on Thursday denied bail to a prominent Ethiopian opposition leader while the 2nd bench gave additional time to police investigating the cases of individuals accused of corruption. Bekele Gerba, first secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress was initially accused of terrorism but ...
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