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Ethiopia: Facebook comments got politician six years in jail
ESAT News (May 25, 2017) An Ethiopian court sentenced a young politician and activist to six years and six months in jail over Facebook comments he made, the second person in a week to be convicted and sentenced by a justice system that serves a regime known for intolerance to its critics and journalists. Yonatan Tesfaye, the former public relations ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Gov’t to handover huge chunk of land to Sudan
ESAT News (May 25, 2017) The Ethiopian regime has completed preparations to handover disputed land to the Sudan despite objections on the part of the Ethiopian farmers who believe the land is historically theirs, according to ESAT’s sources. A joint military has been deployed in the border area to quash any resistance by the Ethiopian farmers, who believe their own ...
Read More »Egypt and Sudan trade accusations
ESAT News (May 25, 2017) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected on Wednesday his Sudanese counterpart accusation that Cairo backs rebels aiming to topple the government in Khartoum, saying Egypt does not conspire against anyone, according to a report by the Reuters. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accused Egypt on Tuesday of supporting rebels at war with his government, ...
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