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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…

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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…

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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 group

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

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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…

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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…

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Ethiopia: Unions push for garment workers wage increase

ESAT News (May 16, 2018) International trade unions have launched campaigns to demand and secure decent wages for Ethiopian garment…

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Security forces kill eleven protesters in Somali region of Ethiopia

ESAT News (May 16, 2018) Somali region Liyou police and militia in Eastern Ethiopia have shot and killed eleven people…

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Ethiopia: PM says govt officials with offshore accounts under investigation

ESAT News (May 15, 2018) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, said government officials who have offshore bank accounts are under…

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Ethiopia: Swedish doctor, dissidents released from jail

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (May 15, 2018) An Ethiopian born Swedish cardiologist and sixty other political prisoners were freed…

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