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Ethiopia’s PM extends olive branch to opposition groups abroad

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 18, 2018) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister has made calls to opposition groups abroad to give…

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Ethiopia release 300 political prisoners

ESAT News (June 15, 2018) Another 304 political prisoners were released today and all but 15 had been charged with…

7 years ago

Govt blames deadly violence on “saboteurs of change” as mob kills several people in Southern Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 15, 2018) The towns of Awassa (Hawassa) and Sodo in Southern Ethiopia have seen…

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Ethiopia: Over 200 killed in ethnic violence Southern Ethiopia

ESAT News (June 14, 2018) Over 200 people were killed in ethnic violence in Guji Zone in Southern Ethiopia over…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Andy Tsege says PM puts his job on the line for his release

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 14, 2018) A high profile Ethiopian political prisoner recently released after four years in…

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Ethiopia: Several injured in ethnic attack in Awassa, Wokitie

ESAT News (June 13, 2018) Several people were reportedly injured in ethnic attacks in Awassa, Southern Ethiopia and Wolkitie, a…

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Ethiopia: Bank heist fails, suspects apprehended

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 13, 2018) A bank robbery in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa went on the blink…

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Ethiopia confirms 46 nationals drowned on Yemen’s shore

ESAT News (June 12, 2018) Ethiopia has confirmed today that the forty-six migrants that drowned off the coast of Yemen…

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Amnesty calls Ethiopia to disband special police unit in Somali region

ESAT News (June 12, 2018) Amnesty International issued a fresh call for the government of Ethiopia to immediately disband the…

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Ethiopia: Grenade attack injures twelve, one critically

ESAT News (June 11, 2018) A grenade explosion at a university in Southern Ethiopia had left twelve students injured, one…

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