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The Gambia’s president urged to accept defeat by new government
ESAT News (December 12, 2016) The president-elect of the Gambia has demanded that Yahya Jammeh step down immediately, as African leaders prepared to fly in and persuade the country’s autocratic leader to reconsider his refusal to accept defeat and resign, according to the report by The Guardian. After 22 years in power in the west African nation, it came as ...
Read More »U.S. Asst. Sec. of State visits Ethiopia
ESAT News (December 12, 2016) Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs Tom Malinowski will travel to Ethiopia from December 14-17, the office of the spokesperson for the assistant secretary said in a short statement. “During his visit, he will meet with government officials as part of a continued dialogue on human rights and governance. ...
Read More »Coalition calls for release of Merara, all political prisoners
ESAT News (December 12, 2016) The Ethiopian National Movement (ENM), a coalition of four political groups fighting the TPLF-led tyrannical called for the release of Dr. Merara Gudina, chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress and all prisoners of conscience. Dr. Gudina was arrested recently upon his return from Europe, where he testified against the regime and spoke against the human ...
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