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  ESAT News (May 17, 2017) Patriotic Ginbot 7, an armed group opposing the Ethiopian regime, says its forces have carried out a surprise attack against regime forces on Monday in Libokemkem, South Gondar, killing 13 and injuring 4. In a statement it sent to ESAT, PG7 says the attack was carried out on regime soldiers who were abusive to ...

  ESAT News (May 17, 2017) Aid agencies hope the anticipated rain in April would ease the persisted dry condition and have also positive contribution for the improvement of pasture and drinking water in the pastoral areas. Relief web, the digital service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said on Wednesday that the anticipated near ...

ESAT News (may 17, 2017) Defeating Al-Shabab militants in Somalia requires a “carrot and stick” approach that could eventually include political negotiations with the Islamist militants, the U.N.’s top official in the country tells Newsweek. Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, elected in February, has declared a state of war against the Al-Qaeda affiliate. The president offered a 60-day amnesty to ...