ESAT News (September 22, 2017) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday that the number of refugees who had fled renewed conflict in South Sudan since September 2016 topped 100,000. The refugees from the world’s youngest nation are being assisted in Ethiopia. According to a statement from IOM, since ...

ESAT News (September 22, 2017) An Indian floriculture demanded compensation from the Ethiopian government for a series of failed land deals as it prepares to exit the Horn of Africa nation, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Karuturi Global Ltd. wrote a letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn accusing the state of nationalizing its farming investments and said it should be ...

ESAT News (September 21, 2017) The Agricultural Transformation Agency, funded by the Bill and Melinda Foundation is tainted with misappropriation of funds and that nothing has been done to lift off the project even after six years, according to ESAT sources. The Agency with an annual fund of 60 million dollars which is mainly obtained from Bill and Melinda Foundation ...

ESAT News (September 21, 2017) Human Rights Watch said it has documented numerous cases of harassment and threats against Ethiopian asylum seekers in Kenya and elsewhere since 2010. Horn of Africa senior researcher for the watchdog group, Felix Horne, wrote in a report titled “The Long Arm of Ethiopia Reaches for Those Who Fled,” that Ethiopian asylum seekers were “assaulted, ...

ESAT News (September 20, 2017) The spread of water hyacinth that has threatened the ecosystem of the country’s largest lake, Tana, is also spreading on the Abay River at an alarming rate. Experts say the water hyacinth has covered 25 hectares on the Abay River and locals blame federal authorities for not responding to the threat posed by the pollutant ...

ESAT News (September 20, 2017) Somalian parliament formed a 15 member body to open an investigation into the transfer to Ethiopia of Mr. Abdikarin Sheik Muse, an executive member of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) . Sheik Muse was handed over to Ethiopian security last month and both Addis Ababa and Mogadishu labelled him as a terrorist. But the ...

ESAT News (September 19, 2017) The United States called for a transparent investigation into the death several people in ethnic clashes in Eastern Ethiopia. “We urge the Ethiopian government to conduct a transparent investigation into all allegations of violence and to hold those responsible accountable,” the Embassy of the United States in Addis Ababa said in a statement on Tuesday. ...

ESAT News (September 19, 2017) The ethnic violence in Eastern Ethiopia continued with new reports showing further killings and the displacement of over 70,000 people. Ethiopia’s government spokesperson, Negeri Lencho, confirmed the number of the displaced to China’s Xinhua news agency and said the hot spot areas are now being manned by regime’s army and the situation has calmed down. ...

ESAT News (September 19, 2017) The Human Rights Watch said it found evidence that security forces of the regime “not only triggered the stampede that caused many deaths but subsequently shot and killed some members of the crowd.” In a report released today in connection with the one year anniversary of the death of hundreds of festival goers in Bishoftu, ...