ESAT News (December 8, 2017) An armed group operating in Ethiopia’s northern region of Afar warns tourists of travelling to the area as fighting with regime forces intensified in the last few weeks. The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF) said in a press release that “heavy fighting” has been going on since the third week of November. ARDUF claimed ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 8, 2017) A demonstration will be held on Tuesday in Washington, DC in protest against slave auction in Libya. African Diaspora groups in the DMV area in collaboration with African Lives Matter-London have organized the rally which begins at 9:00 AM Tuesday at the Libyan Embassy in Washington, DC and head to the State ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 7, 2017) Shortage of foreign currency, dwindling export trade and foreign investment are having a crippling effect on the country’s economy at a time when IMF’s director is expected to pay a working visit to Ethiopia. According to a well-placed source, the foreign currency reserve in the coffers is only about 700 million dollars ...

ESAT News (December 7, 2017) Malawi’s Department of Immigration said it has apprehended 66 Ethiopians for entering the country illegally, according to a report by the Nyasa Times. But most Ethiopians flee their country because of widespread political persecution. The report said the Ethiopian immigrants were nabbed on Tuesday after a tip by some residents who spotted suspicious people in ...

ESAT News (December 7, 2017) A leaked document obtained by the Addis Standard says the European Union and the Ethiopian regime are close to signing an agreement to return Ethiopians in Europe who have not been granted refugee status. The document says the Ethiopians will be returned voluntarily or otherwise. Meanwhile, the African Union says it now plans to repatriate ...

ESAT News (December 6, 2017) Sudanese forces that entered 40 kms into Ethiopian border on Sunday have reportedly withdrawn Tuesday evening. ESAT’s sources say the Sudanese troops left after they had burnt crops. There was no reports of clashes with the Ethiopian army that was deployed to the border area. Sources say the Sudanese forces withdrew after Ethiopian officials held ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 6, 2017) A new report revealed that the Ethiopian regime continues to spy on dissidents and media outlets abroad using a commercial spyware. According to a report by the Citizen Lab, targets include a US-based Ethiopian diaspora media outlet, the Oromia Media Network (OMN), a PhD student, and a lawyer. Citizen lab says one ...

ESAT News (December 5, 2017) Thirteen people were killed after the Bodis in Southern Ethiopia went on a killing spree to revenge the death of one of their own in a car accident. According to information reaching ESAT, the Bodis in South Omo have killed 13 truck drivers passing through the Jinka-Hanna-Mursi road. Twenty-four others have sustained injuries in the ...

ESAT News (December 5, 2017) Students of Jimma, Haromaya and Wollega Universities continue boycotting classes saying authorities did not heed to their demands. One of the demands by the students was a call for an end to the torture, killings and other human rights violations in Borena and in areas along the border between the Somali and Oromo communities. The ...

ESAT News (December 5, 2017) A tourist killed on Sunday in Afar, Northern Ethiopia, is a German national, Germany’s foreign ministry confirmed today. The German national, whose name is withheld, was among a group of tourists visiting Erta Ale volcanic site when they came under attack by unidentified gunmen. An Ethiopian tourist guide has sustained gunshot wounds, according to sources. ...