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Ethiopia: Border clash leaves 15 injured
ESAT News (May 8, 2017) A border clash between the Afar and Amhara last week in Hadar, 15 kms from Bati, left at least 15 people injured from both sides, according to ESAT’s sources. The sources also said tensions remained high and there is fear that another clash could erupt any time. Federal Forces in the area did not ...
Read More »Ethiopia needs to open up civic space, UN rights chief says
ESAT News (May 8, 2017) The Ethiopian regime should allow the opposition, free media and rights council to thrive, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said over the weekend. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who visited Ethiopia last week, told Deutsche Welle in an exclusive interview that he would push the government to allow his agency to investigate rights ...
Read More »Uganda, Ethiopia Biggest Losers in Trump’s Proposed Aid Cuts
ESAT News (May 8, 2017) Uganda and Ethiopia will be the biggest losers in the region in the US President Donald Trump administration proposal to do away with all funding through the development assistance account, instead channelling these monies towards economic assistance. According to a State Department budget document seen by The East African, the 2017/18 budget proposes a ...
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