by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 29, 2018) Ringleaders of special commandos who are accused of plotting to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month were arraigned before a court-martial. Last month, about 240 special commandos showed up unannounced at the National Palace fully armed and demand to speak with the Prime Minister. The soldiers said they wanted the PM ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (September 5, 2018) Seven years after the launch of what would be Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the contractor, Metal and Engineering Corporation (METEC), has received millions of dollars in payments without completing any of its electro mechanical projects. An investigative report by Walta Information Center revealed that METEC has completed only 30% of the electro ...

ESAT News (August 16, 2018) Residents of Teppi, a town sitting 360 miles south west of Ethiopia’s capital, called for the federal government help bring calm as tensions remain high after the killing of three people on Tuesday. Three residents of the town were killed after an attack by the indigenous people against other ethnic groups in the town. Two ...

ESAT News (May 1, 2018) Ethiopia and Sudan have reportedly agreed to set up a joint military force to protect Ethiopia’s mega hydroelectric dam which Egypt fears will cut into its water supply. Negotiations over the share of the water among the three countries have failed last month. While Egypt is wary of the consequence of the dam on downstream ...