ESAT News (October 31, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say nine people were killed in ethnic attacks allegedly instigated by operatives of the TPLF. Thousands of Amharas have also been displaced as a result of attacks by the locals. ESAT sources say in Kamash Zone alone, nine people were killed in ethnically motivated attack which sparked the displacement of Amharas from ...

ESAT News (October 31, 2017) Urging his government to get the release of Andargachew Tsige, an Ethiopian born British citizen on death row in Ethiopia, British International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, said he is “confident a solution can be found to get Andy home to his partner and three children in London by Christmas.” In a commentary published in the ...

ESAT News (October 31, 2017) An Ethiopian born Dutch citizen is on trial in the Netherlands for his alleged crimes in the infamous ‘Red Terror’ during the 1970s communist rule by Mengistu Hailemariam. Eshetu Alemu is accused of carrying out the execution of 75 people and at least 300 victims have been named in the charges, according to a BBC ...

ESAT News (October 30, 2017) The supreme court of Ethiopia granted bail to Bekele Gerba, one of the key opposition leaders incarcerated for over a year and half on charges of terrorism, which were later reduced to criminal charges. Bekele was among 20 others who were imprisoned in April 2015 at the height of protests in the Oromo region accused ...

ESAT News (October 30, 2017) At least thirty people were killed in Ethiopia as ethnic clashes and anti-government protests have intensified in the country’s Oromo region. The killings of three people in Nekemte over the weekend brought the number of people who were killed in ethnic clashes and at the hands of Agazi forces to at least thirty in a ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 30, 2017) A member of the European Parliament who is a fervent critic of the TPLF said current political developments in Ethiopia could lead to conflict with tremendous consequences to the Horn of Africa. Speaking to ESAT on the phone, the Portuguese politician said she fears that the ongoing conflicts in various parts of ...

ESAT News (October 27, 2017) Two members of the Agazi special forces of the regime were killed in an ambush carried out by unknown individuals in Ginchi 50 miles west of Addis Ababa. Two other members of the force were wounded in the grenade attack on Friday at a gas station. Agazi forces have huge presence in Ginchi where fresh ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 27, 2017) A change.org campaign calls for the resignation of Dr. Tedros Adhanom from his post as the WHO Director General. The campaign warns if Dr. Tedros fails to resign on his own terms, a world wide campaign will be launched to ask governments to revoke his mandate. “Your recent decision to nominate Mr. ...

ESAT News (October 26, 2017) The new head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was urged to leave his post as the Director General of the world’s health agency. A columnist for the World Politics Review and a regular CNN.com opinion contributor, Frida Ghitis, said in an opinion published in the Washington Post that Dr. Tedros’ judgement ...