ESAT News (December 11, 2017) At least six students were killed in what appears to be an ethnic motivated attack in the Adigrat University in Tigray and Woldiya University in the Amhara region. The killing of two students who are from the Amhara and Oromo regions in Adigrat on Friday have sparked protests in Universities in Ambo, Woldiya, Gondar and ...

ESAT News (December 11, 2017) People living near the MIDROC gold mine in southern Ethiopia are facing birth defects, blindness and various ailments, according to an investigative report by the BBC Amharic. The investigative report that included interviews with residents affected by the chemical hazards released from the gold mine also revealed that livestock drinking from downstream rivers are dying ...

ESAT News (November 28, 2017) Protest by university students against the regime in Ethiopia continued as about 35,000 students of the Haromaya University left their campuses. The students of Haromaya University had left their campuses a week ago but returned as the Aba Gedas, traditional leaders of the Oromos, promised to broker a deal and obtain a favorable response from ...

ESAT News (November 20, 2017) University students in the east, south and south west of Ethiopia continue to leave their campuses en mass protesting the intervention of the regime in their academic as well as daily lives. Students of Haromaya University in Eastern Ethiopia have reportedly left their campus today after their demands to the school administration fell on deaf ...

ESAT News (November 16, 2017) The Minister of Education today warned students over holding any protest rally against the regime. University students especially those in the Oromo region of the country have been protesting against the minority regime calling for its demise. The students demand political and economic rights for everyone, which they said is now available only to the ...

ESAT News (October 12, 2017) Security forces opened fire and killed six people in Borena, south Ethiopia, while 20 others were seriously injured as anti-government protests that began yesterday in the Oromo region continued today in various towns across the region. Witnesses told ESAT that a convoy of soldiers heading to the Somali region was confronted by residents of Dire ...