ESAT News (July 31, 2017) Two old ships sold by the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistic Services Enterprise (formerly the Ethiopian Shipping Lines) two years ago to Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) are costing the country millions of dollars to cover costs to keep them at the harbor at the port of Djibouti. The Enterprise is also at risk of being ...

ESAT News (July 31, 2017) The head of ICT for Kenya’s election commission was found dead after reported missing for three days. There were signs of torture on his neck and head, according to reports by Kenyan media. Some reports say one of his arms was severed. News of the death of Chris Msando is feared to worsen tensions between ...

ESAT News (July 28, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say two vehicles were set ablaze in Ambo town, west of the capital Addis Ababa, in protests sparked by the new tax assessment. Ambo has been the scene of deadly protests against the Ethiopian regime, especially during the anti-government protests in 2016. A vehicle with a government tag and a bus belonging ...

ESAT News (July 28, 2017) Several towns in Ethiopia have reportedly been hit with shortages of fuel hampering transportation and provisions of staple supplies to the people. As a result of the fuel shortages prices of food, crops and merchandise have skyrocketed. Sources say long queues have been seen at gas stations in Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Dessie, Debre Tabor, ...

ESAT News (July 28, 2017) The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country will issue ID cards to Ras Tafarians who have been living in the country for decades without any status or residence permit and to Ethiopian Jews who have been taken to Israel in a number of operations by the Israeli government since Operation Moses in 1984. ...

ESAT News (July 27, 2017) Ethiopian authorities brought to court over thirty individuals charged with high level corruption and accused of squandering millions of dollars. Authorities also released the names of 36 people whom they say have misused millions of dollars in procurement, contract awards and sale of lands among others. The suspects include former and current executives of the ...

ESAT News (July 27, 2017) New York Times journalist, who worked as the paper’s East Africa Bureau chief for a decade, says the oppression that the majority, especially Amharas and Oromos, suffer under the minority government is a danger for the future of the country. Jeffrey Gettleman, who won the most coveted journalism award, the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for ...

ESAT News (July 27, 2017) A U.S. congressman says the murder, repression and torture that is perpetrated by the Ethiopian regime is offensive to the American values. Dana Rohrabacher, who represents California’s 48th congressional district said the regime in Ethiopia “arrogantly expects the U.S. to continue good relationships with it and perhaps expect to get some type of aid.” Rohrabacher ...

ESAT News (July 26, 2017) Report of the arrest of “senior” government officials and their cronies is occupying the headlines of the propaganda apparatus of the regime but there has been no official release as to the identities of the individuals. Reports on state-run media say 34 individuals, most of whom were said to be “senior” government officials was announced ...

ESAT News (July 26, 2017) An estimated US$30 million is required for post-arrival and reintegration assistance of the most vulnerable Ethiopian returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The report by the agency said urgent needs include water and energy biscuits, wet feeds, mobile latrines, diapers, cloths, dignity ...