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ESAT DC – News In Brief Wed 19 Apr 2017
ESAT DC Daily News Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ethiopia: Diplomatic shuttle follows news that Eritrea grants Egypt military base
ESAT News (April 19, 2017) Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister is in Cairo following news that arch foe Eritrea has given the nod to Egypt to establish a military base. Details of the talks are scanty but Workeneh Gebeyehu has met his Egyptian counterpart and also president Abdel Fettah Al Sisi in Cairo. A high level Egyptian delegation was in Asmara, ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Forty districts in somali region affected by diarrhea
ESAT News (April 19, 2017) Aid agencies were encouraged to redirect available resources to the fight against Acute Watery Diarrhoea (ADW), which has already affected 40 districts in the Somali region of Ethiopia, a region severely affected by repeated droughts. The Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund (EHF) said aid partners with existing funding are encouraged in the region to discuss with the ...
Read More »Immigration arrests in Georgia worry Somali community
ESAT News (April 19, 2017) Somali advocates have expressed concern after a spate of immigration arrests in the Atlanta area. The Associated Press reported that around 10 Somalis have been arrested this month. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Bryan Cox says the agency has recently been able to obtain travel documents to execute deportations to Somalia. The agency had ...
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