ESAT News (January 2, 2019) At least 25 people were killed in the last few days of ethnic violence in Kefa and Guji Zones in southern Ethiopia. 15 people have been killed in Guji Zone in renewed ethnic clashes since Friday. In June 2018, at least 200 people were killed in clashes between the Guji and Gedeo while hundreds were ...

ESAT News (January 2, 2019) Tanzanian police said yesterday that 14 Ethiopians have been found dead in an abandoned vehicle on the Tanzania-Zambia highway. A police commander told IPP Media in Tanzania that there were a total of 26 Ethiopians in the vehicle but 14 were found dead already while five have been sent to the hospital. Seve have survived. ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 2, 2019) Ethiopia’s Attorney General says the Tigray regional government has refused to hand over Getachew Assefa, the former spy chief who is wanted for wide-ranging crimes and human rights violations in the nearly three decades of rule by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Getachew Assefa has headed the security and intelligence arm ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 1, 2019) A police commander in the city of Bahir Dar has been caught with 498 pistols at his residence. The news comes amid a growing concern for an increased movement of illegal weapons throughout Ethiopia. In recent months Ethiopian law enforcement has been intercepting large number of weapons which has become a daily ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 1, 2019) A Major General said the hampering of Ethiopian troops withdrawal from the Ethio-Eritrea border by locals in Tigray was unconstitutional and called on the government to take measures against those who hatched the illegal act. Locals in Tigray yesterday blocked a convoy of Ethiopian troops withdrawing from the Zalambessa front demanding that ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 31, 2018) Two Ethiopian soldiers kidnapped last week by Somali army have been handed over back to Ethiopia, according to an officials with the Somali regional government in Ethiopia. Last week, an armed group from Somalia had crossed into Ethiopia and killed at least 30 people, according to a highly placed source in the ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 31, 2018) The Ministry of Science and Higher Education says it has decided to shut down the Bule Hora University in southern Ethiopia for a week in a bid to give students respite after prolonged clashes hampered the teaching and learning process. The Amhara students of the University say they have been targeted by ...