Ethiopia

Ethiopia/Eritrea: Afwerki responds to Ahmed’s peace overtures

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 20, 2018) In response to an olive branch extended from Ethiopia, Eritrea says it…

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Ethiopia appoints new National Bank governor and deputy, albeit controversial

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 19, 2018) Billions of dollars in debt, the Ethiopian government appointed a new governor…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: New spy chief vows to serve impartial to politics

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 19, 2018) Ethiopia’s new director of Information Network Security Agency said the intelligence office…

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Govt blames deadly violence on “saboteurs of change” as mob kills several people in Southern Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 15, 2018) The towns of Awassa (Hawassa) and Sodo in Southern Ethiopia have seen…

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Ethiopia: Andy Tsege says PM puts his job on the line for his release

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 14, 2018) A high profile Ethiopian political prisoner recently released after four years in…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Several injured in ethnic attack in Awassa, Wokitie

ESAT News (June 13, 2018) Several people were reportedly injured in ethnic attacks in Awassa, Southern Ethiopia and Wolkitie, a…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Bank heist fails, suspects apprehended

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 13, 2018) A bank robbery in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa went on the blink…

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Ethiopia confirms 46 nationals drowned on Yemen’s shore

ESAT News (June 12, 2018) Ethiopia has confirmed today that the forty-six migrants that drowned off the coast of Yemen…

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Amnesty calls Ethiopia to disband special police unit in Somali region

ESAT News (June 12, 2018) Amnesty International issued a fresh call for the government of Ethiopia to immediately disband the…

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Ethiopia: Grenade attack injures twelve, one critically

ESAT News (June 11, 2018) A grenade explosion at a university in Southern Ethiopia had left twelve students injured, one…

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