ESAT News (December 5, 2018) Federal police say they have arrested five officials of the Benishangul-Gumuz region in Western Ethiopia in connection with recent deadly violence in areas bordering with the Oromo region. The officials include the regional deputy head of security and the former mayor of Assosa town. Police said the arrested officials are accused of adding fuel to ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 4, 2018) The office of the federal attorney general says it has dispatched teams to various parts of the country where ethnic clashes have claimed lives and triggered massive displacement. The office said in a press statement that investigations were underway against the masterminds of recent ethnic violence that resulted in deaths, destruction of ...

  ESAT News (October 1, 2018) At least 20 people have been killed and about 50,000 displaced over the weekend in areas bordering the Oromo and Benishangul Gumuz regions. The weekend violence followed the killing of four officials from Benishangul region in an ambush in the Oromo region on Wednesday. The officials were returning home from a joint security meeting ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (September 19, 2018) The number of people killed in ethnic violence in the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is at least 58, AFP reported quoting an Amnesty International researcher. The number could be higher, according to the report, which also quoted a source involved in counting the bodies. The source put the toll at ...

ESAT News (June 14, 2018) Over 200 people were killed in ethnic violence in Guji Zone in Southern Ethiopia over the past ten days while over 300,000 have been displaced. The violence between the Guji and Gedeo groups that began in April has also resulted in the destruction of schools, churches and private properties. The Association of Gedeo Community in ...

ESAT News (June 13, 2018) Several people were reportedly injured in ethnic attacks in Awassa, Southern Ethiopia and Wolkitie, a town sitting 93 miles southwest of Addis Ababa. Information reaching ESAT show several people were injured when a cultural festivity turned violent in Awassa, 175 miles South of the Addis Ababa, and considered a regional capital in Southern Ethiopia. Sources ...

ESAT News (October 23, 2017) Information reaching ESAT show that dozens of people were killed over the weekend in south west Ethiopia when anti-government protests turned violent in Bedele and Chora, in Illubabor. Several houses were set on fire and at least 5000 people were forced out of their homes and went to hiding in forests as attackers, some using ...