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Ethiopia: Warrants issued for Abay Tsehaye, Maj. Gen. Kinfe Dagnew as arrest on army and intelligence officials continues

  by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 12, 2018) Court warrants have been issued for the arrest of former CEO of the Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC), Maj. General Kinfe Dagnew and a former director general of the state owned sugar corporation, Abay Tsehaye, according to ESAT sources, who also revealed that the Tigray regional government has refused to handover ...

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TPLF officials told U.S. delegates state of emergency was decreed to “prevent a military takeover”: diplomatic sources

ESAT News (March 1, 2018) A delegate from the United States was told by TPLF officials that the state of emergency was necessary to “prevent a takeover of power by the military,” according to ESAT’s diplomatic sources. A diplomatic mission led by Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu was in Washington, DC few days before the declaration of the martial law on ...

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Ethiopia: Travel ban imposed on high level officials: ESAT sources

ESAT News (August 15, 2017) A travel ban has been imposed on high level TPLF officials, family members and accomplices suspected of embezzlement as part of the ongoing campaign against corruption in Ethiopia which critics say has so far targeted small-time scoundrels and left top TPLF officials who are widely accused of pocketing millions of dollars untouchable. ESAT has obtained ...

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