Ethiopia

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…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Scarcity of bread hits Addis Ababa

ESAT News (April 27, 2018) Dwindling imports of wheat has resulted in scarcity of bread in the capital Addis Ababa…

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Ethiopia: Students of Ambo University hold protest demonstrations

ESAT News (April 26, 2018) Students of Ambo University held protest demonstrations demanding the revocation of the state of emergency…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: “Command Post” jails judge for releasing innocent citizens

ESAT News (April 25, 2018) The Command Post, the military body overseeing the state of emergency in Ethiopia, has jailed…

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Ethiopia: Laws systematically used to suppress press freedom, says RSF

ESAT News (April 25, 2018) Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) says Ethiopian authorities have continued to systematically use laws restrict freedom…

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Ethiopia: Amhara region hit by fuel shortages

ESAT News (April 24, 2018) Long queues at gas stations and disruption of public transportations hit cities in the Amhara…

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Ethiopia: Protest continues in Shinille, Somali region

ESAT News ( April 24, 2018) A crisis smouldering in Ethiopia’s Eastern Somali region might have gotten more fuel from…

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Assassination of an Ethiopian activist in South Africa blamed on long arm of regime

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 23, 2018) A grisly assassination of an Ethiopian activist in South Africa has been…

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UN rights chief visits Ethiopia as country continues to deny independent investigations into rights violations

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 23, 2018) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is making a follow…

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