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Ethiopia: Daughter demands release of father unjustly held for 24 yearsEthiopia: Daughter demands release of father unjustly held for 24 years

Ethiopia: Daughter demands release of father unjustly held for 24 years

ESAT News (May 25, 2018) Daughter of a minister called for the release of her dad who disappeared in Gondar…

7 years ago
Ethiopia: No solution in sight to the plight of displaced AmharasEthiopia: No solution in sight to the plight of displaced Amharas

Ethiopia: No solution in sight to the plight of displaced Amharas

ESAT News (May 25, 2018) Over 900 Amharas displaced from Buno Bedele in the Oromo region called for help to…

7 years ago

Ethiopia bans humanitarian organizations forum

ESAT News (May 24, 2018) Ethiopian authorities banned a forum of humanitarian organizations and civic associations saying there were too…

7 years ago
Ethiopia: Security forces kill three in Somali regionEthiopia: Security forces kill three in Somali region

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: Exiled opposition party returns home for further talks with govtEthiopia: Exiled opposition party returns home for further talks with govt

Ethiopia: Exiled opposition party returns home for further talks with govt

ESAT News (May 23, 2018) Leaders of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) have arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to…

7 years ago
Ethiopia: Mizan Teferi protests unfair distribution of resourcesEthiopia: Mizan Teferi protests unfair distribution of resources

Ethiopia: Mizan Teferi protests unfair distribution of resources

ESAT News (may 22, 2018) Residents of Mizan Teferi in Southwestern Ethiopia have taken to the streets to denounce what…

7 years ago
Ethiopia: Elders from Somali region denied access to PMEthiopia: Elders from Somali region denied access to PM

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
Ethiopia: Truly democratic transition, not reform needed to move the country forward, says opposition groupEthiopia: Truly democratic transition, not reform needed to move the country forward, says opposition group

Ethiopia: Truly democratic transition, not reform needed to move the country forward, says opposition group

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (May 21, 2018) A leader of an opposition political party says what Ethiopia needs is…

7 years ago
Ethiopia: Thousands uprooted as demolishing continues to pave way for investors in Addis AbabaEthiopia: Thousands uprooted as demolishing continues to pave way for investors in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia: Thousands uprooted as demolishing continues to pave way for investors in Addis Ababa

ESAT News (may 18, 2018) At least 3,000 residents of Addis Ababa have been left homeless as their houses were…

7 years ago
Ethiopia to issue citizenship to thousands of South Sudanese refugeesEthiopia to issue citizenship to thousands of South Sudanese refugees

Ethiopia to issue citizenship to thousands of South Sudanese refugees

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (May 18, 2018) Ethiopia is to issue citizenship to hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese…

7 years ago