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Security forces detain hundreds protesting home demolition
ESAT News (July 5, 2016) Security forces have detained over 200 people in the capital Addis Ababa after thousands of homes, deemed illegal by the government, were demolished. Six people, including two police officers, were killed in the confrontation last week and authorities are carrying out mass arrests in connection with the killings of the officers. The residents said the ...
Read More »Ethiopian farmers kill five Sudanese soldiers
ESAT News (July 5, 2016) Ethiopian farmers in Tach Armacheho, North Gondar, reportedly killed five Sudanese soldiers following an incursion by the Sudanese into Ethiopian farmlands. An Ethiopian farmer, Godana Amde, was killed in the battle on Saturday that was sparked by the incursion and burning of an Ethiopian farm by the Sudanese soldiers who crossed the Guang River and ...
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