ESAT News

Seven Ethiopians, one Somali shot and killed in South Africa

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (May 4, 2018) Seven Ethiopians and one Somali vendors have been shot and killed in…

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Ethiopia: “Without freedom of expression, freedom is just impossible,” says prominent journalist

ESAT News (May 3, 2018) In connection with the World Press Freedom Day, which is marked today around the world,…

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Ethiopian housemaid viciously attacked by employer in Beirut

ESAT News (May 3, 2018) An Ethiopian housemaid in Beirut, Lebanon, was viciously attacked and left on the streets to…

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Ethiopia: Hundreds of Amharas displaced from Benishangul Gumuz

ESAT News (May 2, 2018) Hundreds of Amharas who have been displaced from Benishangul Gumuz region have come to the…

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Ethiopia: Guji continues protest against MIDROC gold mine

ESAT News (May 2, 2018) People living near a gold mine in Southern Ethiopia have continued protest demonstrations for the…

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Protest against MIDROC gold continues in Southern Ethiopia

ESAT News (May 1, 2018) Residents living near a gold mine in Southern Ethiopia took to the streets for the…

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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…

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