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Ethiopia, Sudan to join forces to protect controversial dam

ESAT News (May 1, 2018) Ethiopia and Sudan have reportedly agreed to set up a joint military force to protect…

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Locals protest extension of gold mining project in Southern Ethiopia

ESAT News (April 30, 2018) The renewal of a gold mining project for another ten years has triggered street protests…

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Ethiopia postpones census, local elections over security concerns

ESAT News (April 30, 2018) A joint session of the House of the Federation and its lower house postponed the…

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Town of Jijiga, Dire Dawa join protests in Eastern Ethiopia

ESAT News (April 27, 2018) Businesses were closed and transportations disrupted in the Eastern commercial town of Jijiga as residents…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Scarcity of bread hits Addis Ababa

ESAT News (April 27, 2018) Dwindling imports of wheat has resulted in scarcity of bread in the capital Addis Ababa…

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Ethiopia: Students of Ambo University hold protest demonstrations

ESAT News (April 26, 2018) Students of Ambo University held protest demonstrations demanding the revocation of the state of emergency…

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Ethiopia: UN human rights chief met opposition leaders, journalists

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 26, 2018) Members of the opposition and journalists who were recently released from prison…

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Ethiopia: “Command Post” jails judge for releasing innocent citizens

ESAT News (April 25, 2018) The Command Post, the military body overseeing the state of emergency in Ethiopia, has jailed…

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Ethiopia: Laws systematically used to suppress press freedom, says RSF

ESAT News (April 25, 2018) Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) says Ethiopian authorities have continued to systematically use laws restrict freedom…

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Ethiopia: Amhara region hit by fuel shortages

ESAT News (April 24, 2018) Long queues at gas stations and disruption of public transportations hit cities in the Amhara…

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