by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (July 3, 2018) The Benishangul Gumuz regional administration has fired four security heads and 54 other officials for failing to stop a communal violence last week that has claimed the lives of 14 and inflicted injuries to over 70 people. The regional police commissioner, Abdela Shehid; chief of the regional security, Dinsa Beyene; regional police ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (July 2, 2018) Leaders and representatives of opposition political groups have returned home in response to a call by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has ever since appointed to the office in April been seeking opponents and critics of the government to to join him in the political process in the country. While in exile, ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 29, 2018) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said 90% of members of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) support ongoing change, political and economic reform efforts in the country. Speaking at a town hall meeting with residents of Semera, in Afar region of Northern Ethiopia, Dr. Ahmed said he and his supporters ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 29, 2018) The Human Rights Council said that scores of peaceful citizens were killed and tens of thousands displaced in recent violence in various parts of the country. The Council said Ethiopia has become one of the top countries in the world where there are high numbers of internally displaced people, (IDPs) mainly due ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 28, 2018) Leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea would meet soon to further talks between the two sides to resolve borders issues and begin normalization. The announcement by the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs came at the end of a first leg visits by an Eritrean delegation to Ethiopia.   Workneh Gebeyehu, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 28, 2018) The Ethiopian Parliament today passed an amnesty law to “pardon” those individuals that the government formerly accused, charged and/or sentenced after alleged crimes such as “attempt to overthrow the government, outrage against the constitution, treason and other political crimes.” The long awaited law comes after severe criticism against the previous administration, controlled ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 27, 2018) Ethiopia’s Minister for Communications Affairs urge the public to keep vigilant eye to thwart similar attacks to Saturday’s foiled attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The Minister, who is also the government spokesperson, told reporters yesterday that there are groups who wish to create havoc in an attempt to impede ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 27, 2018) At least seven people were killed yesterday in ethnic violence in Asosa, Benishangul Gumuz region in Western Ethiopia, while several people were injured, some critically. A hospital source speaking on the phone from Asosa told ESAT that he saw seven bodies. He said most have died from an apparent gunshot wounds and ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 26, 2018) Ethiopians in the Washington metropolitan area have come out in huge numbers to express solidarity with their Prime Minister back home, who is garnering big support from the people both at home and abroad for his populist ideas and his resolve to introduce political and economic reforms. The Ethiopians, who gathered today ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 26, 2018) A delegation of the Eritrean government arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for talks, days after leaders of the two countries expressed willingness to peacefully resolve the longstanding border dispute. The talks will be the first almost two decades after a border war that claimed the lives of at least 70,000 people. ...