Oromia

Ethiopia: Qeerroo called week long restrictions on fuel trucks operations

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 12, 2018) The Qeerroo, a youth network in the Oromo region of Ethiopia, has…

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Ethiopia: Five officials of OPDO jailed accused of inciting strikes

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 7, 2018) Five officials of the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) have reportedly been…

7 years ago

Ethiopia orders forces to “take all necessary measures” against protesters

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 27, 2018) A statement issued today by the “Command Post”, the military and security…

7 years ago

Security forces kill one person, injure twenty in Nekemte, Western Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 27, 2018) One person was killed and 20 others wounded when snipers of the…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Protest continues despite promise to release “some” political prisoners

ESAT News (January 3, 2018) Protests have continued today in a number of towns and villages in the country’s Oromo…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Regime to remove police force, militia on Somali-Oromo borders

ESAT News (December 22, 2017) Local police force and militia in areas bordering the Somali and Oromo regions in Eastern…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Two regime soldiers killed in ambush in Hararghe

ESAT News (December 2, 2017) At least two members of the Agazi forces, special kill squad of the TPLF, have…

7 years ago

EU says ethnic clashes in Ethiopia deeply worrying

ESAT News (December 20, 2017) Recurring reports of violence in several universities and clashes in different parts of Ethiopia are…

7 years ago

Dozens killed in fresh ethnic violence in Eastern Ethiopia

ESAT News (December 18, 2017) Dozens of people have been killed in a renewed ethnic attack in Eastern Ethiopia over…

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