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Ethiopia: PM says military, security and intelligence should be free from politics

ESAT News (April 16, 2018) In one of his bold promises to Ethiopians, the newly elected Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, said on Sunday that the military, security and intelligence would be restructured in a manner that would be free from political influence. The Prime Minister was speaking at a public event in Addis Ababa where he also promised to “review ...

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More killings reported in ethnic clashes in Southern Ethiopia

ESAT News (April 16, 2018) Information reaching ESAT say ethnic clashes between the Guji and Gedeo communities in Southern Ethiopia has continued with more killings reported today.   Sources told ESAT that the crisis began when the Gurji, who are ethnic Oromos, began celebrating the appointment of the new Prime Minister, an Oromo, with celebratory gunshots and looked down on ...

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Ethnic clashes in Southern Ethiopia result in deaths, displacement

ESAT News (April 13, 2018) Scores of people are feared dead and thousands displaced in renewed clashes between the Guji and Gedeo communities in Southern Ethiopia. It is not clear what triggered the new round of deadly clashes but reports reaching ESAT say the Gedeo people were being forced out of their villages in their thousands. Upto 15,000 are estimated ...

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Ethiopia: Opposition demands new PM to walk the talk

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 13, 2018) Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister held talks and dined with the opposition that is waiting for tangible actions from him. The new PM, Abiy Ahmed, has also continued his tour to the regions. He was in the Tigray capital of Mekelle today where he delivered speech in the local language. While the opposition ...

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Ethiopia: University denies food to protesting students

ESAT News (April 12, 2018) The Haramaya University in Eastern Ethiopia has denied food to students who were protesting the detention of their fellow students by security forces. The report by the Addis Standard portal says the students have left campus and went to the nearby town of Haramaya where residents were providing them with food assistance. Over twenty students ...

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Ethiopia: New PM tours hotbed regions of deadly protests, opposition skeptical of his approach in resolving political crisis

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 12, 2018) Fews days after taking office, Ethiopia’s newly elected Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed paid a visit last week to the country’s Somali region in the East where hundreds were killed and over a million displaced in what was being blamed on ethnic clashes between the Somali and Oromo communities. Yesterday, thousands of residents ...

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Four killed in two separate incidents in Afar, Northern Ethiopia

ESAT News (April 11, 2018) Four people were killed in two incidents in the Northern Ethiopian region of Afar, according to the Afar Human Rights Organization. Two members of militia from neighboring Tigray region were killed in a shootout with the Afaris, according to Gaas Ahmed, chairman of the rights group. Injuries were also reported on the Afari side. Two ...

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Ethiopians await Senate resolution after human rights resolution passes House

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 11, 2018) After a year of relentless campaign by Ethiopian Americans who were able to garner support from many congressmen, a human rights resolution had passed the House on Tuesday, which among others supports respect for human rights and encourage inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Last minutes effort by the Ethiopian regime that uses a ...

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Report shows over 200 killed in Konso, Southern Ethiopia in last three years

ESAT News (April 10, 2018) A report on the plight of the people of Konso in Southern Ethiopia says over 200 protesters were killed in the last three years by regime’s security amid protests by the people against economic and political marginalization. A report by local organizers documenting the killings, displacement and imprisonment, which was submitted to the Ethiopian American ...

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Ethiopia: Opposition leader defends his group’s position, says would give chance for new PM

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 10, 2018) A leader of an armed opposition movement against the Ethiopian regime says his group would give the time and chance for the newly appointed Prime Minister to bring about the changes he promised at his inaugural address and hold dialogue among all stakeholders to transform the country for the better. Speaking to ...

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