by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 9, 2018) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s remark in Addis Ababa on Thursday that the resignation of a placeholder Prime Minister in Ethiopia was a “very powerful symbol to the strength of the democratic process,” draws surprise and disapproval. Tillerson also expressed his “concern” over the reimposition of the state of emergency “because it ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 7, 2018) Ethiopia’s ruling coalition will meet on Sunday to elect its chairman, who will, by default, be annointed Prime Minister. The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic (EPRDF), made up of four parties formed along ethnic lines, is considered by critics and the opposition as a quasi coalition since it is run behind the scene ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 6, 2018) The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson will arrive in Ethiopia tomorrow as part of a five country tour in Africa. Tillerson’s visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when the East African country is undergoing political turmoil and as a state of emergency is put in place to quell growing demand ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 6, 2018) U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, announced today an additional aid package amounting to $533 mainly for five African countries that are faced with food insecurity and malnutrition due to ongoing conflicts and drought. Tillerson made the announcement today in remarks at the George Mason University ahead of his trip to five ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 5, 2018) Ethiopians living in the DC metropolitan area have come out in huge numbers and flocked at the U.S. Department of State and Congress to denounce the state of emergency declared in their home country and urge the United States to dissociate itself from a brutal regime. The demonstrators have also submitted a ...

U.S. Secretary of State travels to Ethiopia amid political turmoil: State Department announces by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 1, 2018) U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will travel to Ethiopia next week amid political crisis in the country as nationwide protests call for the demise of 27 years of dictatorship and as a rule by state of emergency decree ...