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  ESAT News (April 20, 2017) The Amhara region prison commission says it is unable to feed and provide medical services to the over 66,000 prisoners under its custody and called on authorities to seek solutions to the dwindling resources to take care of the prisoners. The commission said the number of prisoners had tripled since the anti-government protests last ...

ESAT News (April 20, 2017) Only a fraction of the money needed to help Ethiopia’s 5.6 million people affected by drought has been obtained so far, a report disclosed on Thursday. Only 23.7 million dollars of the 948 million needed to feed the 5.6 people is available so far, according to the emergency news network IRIN. “This year, the appeal ...

ESAT News (April 20, 2017) Exiled Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa has vowed to protest against the government at Sunday’s London Marathon, saying “blood is flowing” in his home country, the BBC reported on Thursday. Feyisa caught the world’s attention when he made a protest gesture in solidarity with the Oromo people while crossing the line in the marathon race at ...