Abdi Illey

Death toll in attack in Eastern Ethiopia reaches 41

ESAT News (August 14, 2018) The number of people killed in East Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia has reached 41 while 20…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: IDPs in Somali region call for help

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 9, 2018) Over 5,000 internally displaced persons in Kebri Dahar who took shelter at…

6 years ago

BREAKING: Abdi Illey arrested and taken to undisclosed location

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 7, 2018) Abdi Mohamoud Omar, a.k.a. Abdi Illey, who was deposed from the presidency…

6 years ago

BREAKING: Abdi Illey removed from office

ESAT News (August 6, 2018) President of the Somali region, Abdi Mohamoud Omar also known as Abdi Illey, has been…

6 years ago

Scores killed in Jijiga, Dire Dawa in an attack by Liyou Police and armed youth

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 6, 2018) [UPDATE: As we compile this report, the national defense forces and federal…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Jail Ogaden prisoners transferred to other jails following torture and murder report by watchdog

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (July 6, 2018) Prisoners at the Jail Ogaden in the Somali region of Ethiopia have…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: “We are Like the Dead,” Jail Ogaden prisoners tell Human Rights Watch

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (July 5, 2018) A damning report by a rights watchdog exposed horrific torture committed against…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Dire Dawa calls Somali region president to step down

ESAT News (June 21, 2018) Residents of Dire Dawa, a city in Eastern Ethiopia, demand in a demonstration that the…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Security forces kill three in Somali region

ESAT News (May 24, 2018) Special police force of the Somali region, also known as Liyou Police, shot and killed…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Elders from Somali region denied access to PM

ESAT News (May 22, 2018) About 150 elders from the Somali region who came to the capital Addis Ababa have…

7 years ago