by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 25, 2018) Twenty-six people suspected of carrying out a bomb attack at a rally in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Saturday, including police and security officers, have been arraigned before a federal court of first instance in the capital. Of those brought before the court today were 17 police and security officers whom prosecutors ...

UPDATE: The FBI has already begun its investigations into the bomb attack, as per a press statement by the Federal Police Commission, Zeinu Jemal. by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 25, 2018) The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will investigate the deadly bomb attack at a rally held in the capital on Saturday in support of the new ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 24, 2018) A grenade attack at a rally in Addis Ababa in support of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, was an assassination attempt against his life, according to witnesses and organizers of the rally. The attack left one person dead and over 155 injured. Nine people are in critical condition. A man dressed in ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 23, 2008) One person was killed and 165 people were injured in Addis Ababa when a grenade was thrown at a crowd near a stage where Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other dignitaries were sitting to address a rally that was held in support of the new Premier. According to a statement by ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 23, 2018)   Undisclosed number of people have died and others injured in a grenade explosion in a rally in Addis Ababa, where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was attending.   Video shared on social media shows what appears to be a loud explosion near the stage where the PM was sitting. He was quickly ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 22, 2018) Residents of the capital Addis Ababa and its environs as well as towns across Ethiopia will hold a rally in support of the country’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Organizers say the rallies are held in support of the ongoing efforts by the Prime Minister in pushing for reforms and to encourage ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 22, 2018) The Ethiopian government announced that it has unblocked 264 websites, blogs as well as radio and tv transmissions from abroad. “A free flow of information is essential for engaged & responsible citizenry,” Chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s office, Fitsum Arega said in a tweet this morning announcing the lifting of ...

ESAT News (June 21, 2018) The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighboring States in the Horn of Africa, according to a report by UN News In a statement released by his Spokesperson on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General welcomed the “positive steps” taken to resolve outstanding issues regarding ...

ESAT News (June 21, 2018) Residents of Dire Dawa, a city in Eastern Ethiopia, demand in a demonstration that the president of the Somali region step down, accusing Abdi Mohamud Omar’s administration of instigating conflict among different groups, and of corruption. The campaign against Abdi Mohamud Omar, who also goes by Abdi Illey, began two months ago when residents in ...

“Ethiopia is the heart of this area [East Africa]. If the heart falls ill, the entire region falls ill too.” by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 21, 2018) An Eritrean diplomat says a rule by an exclusive and ethnic group in Ethiopia has been proven to be a threat to peace and prosperity in the region and only an all ...