ESAT News (October 9, 2016) The TPLF-led government, shaken by widespread protests, declared Sunday a six-month long state of emergency. The titular Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said in a televised address to the nation that the state of emergence was needed to repulse what he called “the danger posed by anti-peace elements and foreign enemies on the peace, security ...

ESAT News (July 12, 2016) Security forces shot and killed a 9th grader in the town of Ginchi, 50 miles outside the capital Addis Ababa, as they shot indiscriminately at a crowd of protesters. The father of Eshetu Worku, who spoke to ESAT said his son was shot in the neck by the security forces and died instantly. Protest continued ...

ESAT News (July 5, 2016) Security forces have detained over 200 people in the capital Addis Ababa after thousands of homes, deemed illegal by the government, were demolished. Six people, including two police officers, were killed in the confrontation last week and authorities are carrying out mass arrests in connection with the killings of the officers. The residents said the ...

ESAT News (July 5, 2016) Ethiopian farmers in Tach Armacheho, North Gondar, reportedly killed five Sudanese soldiers following an incursion by the Sudanese into Ethiopian farmlands. An Ethiopian farmer, Godana Amde, was killed in the battle on Saturday that was sparked by the incursion and burning of an Ethiopian farm by the Sudanese soldiers who crossed the Guang River and ...