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  ESAT News (December 21, 2016) Nearly 400  of the 623 investors who took land for development in the Gambella region, western Ethiopia, have reportedly taken multiple loans  on a single plot of land. Most of the so-called “investors” have reportedly been from Tigray region. A report issued by a team to probe into the case concluded that 381 investors ...

ESAT News (December 21, 2016) British MPs from all political parties have criticised their government for not seeking the release of Britons detained unjustly abroad, including British father of three Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia, and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran. In a parliamentary debate on Tuesday, Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood was accused of “hiding behind” a claim of needing to ...

ESAT News (December 20, 2016) The Ogaden News Agency reported that heavy fighting took place between the Ogaden National Liberation Army (ONLA) and TPLF regime forces in Ogaden. “TPLF regime forces were engaged in harassment activities around the Dumodlay Village of Qabri-dahar district including rape, beatings, and arbitrary detention,” the report said. The Ogaden National Liberation Army attacked the regime’s ...

ESAT News (December 20, 2016) A unique summit under the theme “Ethiopia in Crisis” will gather academics, activists and political party leaders at the Stanford University campus in California from January 21 to 22, 2017 to look into ways of effecting changes. “In response to this crisis, the Ethiopian-American Council (EAC) is planning a forum wherein concerned advocates can address ...