ESAT News

UNHCR staff in Kenya accused of demanding bribes, sexual favors by Ethiopian political refugees

ESAT News (October 10, 2017) Staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nairobi, Kenya have been…

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Ethiopia devalues currency by 15%

ESAT News (October 10, 2017) Ethiopia has devalued its currency, the Birr (ETB), by 15%. The dollar will be exchanged…

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Ethiopia: President says country in serious financial crisis

ESAT News (October 9, 2017) Ethiopia will devalue its currency to attract foreign investment and close the gap in foreign…

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Cholera hits Dire Dawa, 10 die in Benishangul Gumuz

ESAT News (October 9, 2017) Cholera is spreading in an alarming rate from Dire Dawa in the east to Benishangul…

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Ethiopia: House Speaker yet to explain reasons for resignation

ESAT News (October 9, 2017) News of the resignation of Abadula Gemeda, Speaker of the Ethiopian Parliament over the weekend…

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Ethiopia: Acute malnutrition and disease outbreaks worsens in Somali region

ESAT News (October 6, 2017) Acute malnutrition crisis and disease outbreaks is worsening in the Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia,…

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Riek Machar met Ethiopia, Sudan Foreign Ministers

ESAT News (October 6, 2017) The leader of SPLM-IO, Riek Machar met with Ethiopian and Sudanese foreign ministers in South…

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Ethiopian General seeks asylum in U.S.

ESAT News (October 6, 2017) An Ethiopian General has sought asylum in the U.S. after attending an international conference in…

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Ethiopia: Too much emphasis on ethnicity testing country’s federalism

ESAT News (October 5, 2017) Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism is being tested as the regime gives too much emphasis on ethnicity…

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Structural collapse shuts down Ethiopian church at Deir al-Sultan monastery

ESAT News (October 5, 2017) The St. Michael Church at the Ethiopian quarter of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre…

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