ESAT News (January 4, 2017) Fnayae Yirdachew, the mother of prominent journalist, Temesgen Desalegn, pleaded with authorities to allow her visit the journalist serving a three year sentence on trumped up charges of defamation. In an open letter sent to higher officials of the government, including the prime minister, the mother said she was seriously concerned about the safety ...

  ESAT News (January 3, 2017) Regime security forces killed a resident of Bahir Dar on Monday. Ismael Ahmed, 38, a businessman, was killed at his residence by members of the “command post” that was given unlimited power by the state of emergency declared early in October. The security forces gave no explanation to their actions. The forces handcuffed Ahmed ...

  ESAT News (January 3, 2017) Ethiopian regime says five million people are in need of immediate food assistance. The National Disaster Risk Management Commission disclosed to local media that about one billion dollars is needed to mitigate the scourge. The Commission said 5.6 million people need immediate food assistance. According to the Commission several cattle have died due to ...

  ESAT News (January 3, 2017) An Ethiopian court sentenced 20 muslim activists and journalists to prison terms ranging from four to five years. The case of Kedir Mohamed Yusuf et. al. began two years ago after regime security forces detained the activists accusing them of planning to carry out what the regime says was an act of terrorism. Two ...

ESAT News (January 2, 2017) The government of the Republic of South Sudan is preparing to send to Ethiopia a mobilization team tasked to advance recent “national dialogue’ message to rebel-held territories, according to a report by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). In a leaked document seen by the SSNA, South Sudan’s presidency main goal is to take peace ...

  ESAT News (January 2, 2017) The body of Olympic legend, Miruts Yifter, was laid to rest on Sunday at the Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. He received a hero’s welcome and his fans paid tribute as his coffin was paraded on the main boulevards of the capital. The two-time Olympic gold medalist died last Thursday after a battle with ...

ESAT News (January 2, 2017) Majority of Somalia nationals think Ethiopian troops alleged interference is the cause of instability in the Horn of Africa country, according to a report by Radio Daslan of Somalia. From interviews conducted by Radio Dalsan in Mogadishu some 80% of residents in the capital believe Ethiopia undermines the sovereignty and security of its neighbor Somalia. ...

ESAT News (December 30, 2016) The new lawmakers of the Somalia’s parliament are expected to elect their speaker on Saturday in Mogadishu, after they had been inaugurated in the capital last Tuesday. According to a report by Shabelle News, several MPs, including former speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, have announced their candidacy for the leadership of the parliament’s both lower ...

  ESAT News (December 30, 2016) Sugar projects worth four billion dollars are yet to be completed after seven years but loan payments are due, further putting pressure on a government that is in deep foreign currency crunch. The Metals and Engineering Corporation, run by the ruling clique, has been accused of squandering millions of dollars and failing to deliver ...

ESAT News (December 30, 2016) The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) called an emergency meeting on Friday as over one hundred government officials and businessmen have reportedly been arrested for an alleged corruption. Information reaching ESAT indicate the government had also frozen the assets of the alleged corrupt officials and businessmen. The report by media affiliated with the ruling ...