ESAT News (November 7, 2016) Security forces over the weekend arrested two Egyptians living in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a local newspaper reported. One of the Egyptians arrested in the raid is Taha Mansour, who moved to Addis Ababa four years ago to work as an assistant CEO of the Radisson Hotel in the capital, according to a report by ...

ESAT News (November 7, 2016) African Union Commission head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has called for intense dialogue over the recent protests in Ethiopia, saying that it was imperative to find lasting solutions in the country, a nigerian news site, Today, reported In a statement, Dlamini-Zuma said that the Ethiopian government should ensure that fundamental human rights and freedoms were respected as ...

ESAT News (November 7, 2016) The Ethiopian regime intensified its mass arrest on dissents and protesters especially after the declaration of a marshal law early in October. In the Amhara region and in the capital Addis Ababa dozens of members of an opposition political party and others suspected of leading the uprising against the regime were arrested over the weekend. ...

ESAT News (November 7, 2017) The newly formed Ethiopian National Movement said on Friday that it would strive to bring more political and civic groups under its umbrella in order to create a bigger movement and an alternative political force for radical change in Ethiopia.   Leaders of the newly created coalition called the Ethiopian National Movement have met the press ...

ESAT News (Nov. 7, 2016) Alexander Nuttall, a member of the House of Commons of Canada, continues to challenge the parliament on the indifference and lack of action of the Canadian government on the ruthless regime in Ethiopia which Canada regards as partner. Mr. Nuttall challenged the praise by the Liberal Parliamentary Secretary for International Development who described Ethiopia as ...

ESAT News (November 4, 2016 Representative Mike Coffman of the Colorado 6th District today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging “bold” action to address issues associated with the Ethiopian government’s excessive use of force against anti-government protesters in the Oromo and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. “On behalf of the Ethiopian-American community in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, ...

ESAT News (November 3, 2016) The European Union and the African Union called on African states to protect the rights of journalists and investigate crimes perpetrated against journalists. “We call on state authorities to fulfil their responsibility to protect journalists, establish a meaningful deterrence against the violent targeting of media professionals, and fully abide by their international and continental obligations,” ...

ESAT News (November 3(1), 2016) Security forces are cracking down on black market foreign currency exchange shops in the capital Addis Ababa and in major towns in the country as regime faces serious foreign currency crunch. Security forces are also going house to house and searching the illegal exchange outlets seizing undisclosed amount of foreign currency. Residents say the search ...

ESAT News (November 3, 2016) Businesses in Addis Ababa report losses after the government shutdown the Internet and blocked social media to silence the widespread protest against the autocratic regime. Hotels in the capital complains of loss due to Internet shutdowns and requested the government to reduce taxes to offset the loss. Tourists from Europe and the United States have ...