ESAT English News

Al-Shabaab attacks Ethiopian and African Union troops

ESAT News (May 16, 2016) Somali media quoting residents in Beledweyne city reported that Al-Shabaab fighters had attacked Ethiopian, Somali…

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More soldiers desert the army, join opposition groups

ESAT News (May 16, 2016) The number of soldiers deserting the Ethiopian army that’s riddled with corruption and joining opposition…

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Government squanders millions on ghost factories

 ESAT News (May 13, 2016)  The Ethiopian government pays 8 million dollars a month to employees of sugar factories even…

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Group claims responsibility for armed attack

ESAT News (May 12, 2016) Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy on Thursday took responsibility for the attack…

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Gov’t contractor bankrupts mega projects

ESAT News (May 12, 2016) The Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC), a government corporation owned by Ethiopia’s ruling oligarchs and…

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Gunmen kill 20 soldiers in Arba Minch: sources

ESAT News (May 11, 2016) Reliable sources said gunmen killed 20 government soldiers in a surprise attack in Arba Minch,…

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Gunmen kill police commander, officers

ESAT News (May 10, 2016) Unidentified gunmen on Saturday carried out a surprise attack on the police and killed a…

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Military personnel detained, tortured

ESAT News (May 10, 2016) ESAT’s sources disclosed that several members of the Ethiopian defense forces who have been detained…

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Dissidents accused of terrorism offenses released

ESAT News (May 9, 2016) The regime in Ethiopia today released two members of opposition political parties who were imprisoned…

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South Sudan tribesmen abduct more children in Gambella

ESAT News (May 9, 2016) Amid reports of return to Ethiopia of children abducted last month by the Murle tribe…

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