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  ESAT News (March 6, 2017) A grenade was thrown into the residence of the mayor of the city of Gondar in northern Ethiopia early Sunday. The mayor, Tekeba Tebabal, was not at his residence at the time of the explosion and no one was injured, according to a source who spoke to ESAT. No party took responsibility for the ...

  ESAT News (March 6, 2017) Ethiopian regime security forces used excessive force against protesters throughout the year in 2016, killing hundreds and injuring many more, the U.S. Department of State said in its annual report. Quoting Human Rights Watch (HRW) 2016 report the Department recalled  security forces killed more than 500 protesters. The protests were mainly in Oromia and ...

ESAT News (March 6, 2017) Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will worsen if spring rains fail as predicted, Thomson Reuters Foundation reported quoting UN sources. Some 5.6 million people need food aid in the Horn of Africa nation, which ...