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ESAT News (July 28, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say two vehicles were set ablaze in Ambo town, west of the capital Addis Ababa, in protests sparked by the new tax assessment. Ambo has been the scene of deadly protests against the Ethiopian regime, especially during the anti-government protests in 2016. A vehicle with a government tag and a bus belonging ...

ESAT News (July 28, 2017) Several towns in Ethiopia have reportedly been hit with shortages of fuel hampering transportation and provisions of staple supplies to the people. As a result of the fuel shortages prices of food, crops and merchandise have skyrocketed. Sources say long queues have been seen at gas stations in Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Dessie, Debre Tabor, ...

ESAT News (July 28, 2017) The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country will issue ID cards to Ras Tafarians who have been living in the country for decades without any status or residence permit and to Ethiopian Jews who have been taken to Israel in a number of operations by the Israeli government since Operation Moses in 1984. ...