Somali region

Ethiopia: Somali region council lift immunities of 12 former officials

ESAT News (February 7, 2019) The council of the Somali regional government has lifted immunities of 12 former officials over…

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Somali regional govt lifts curfew in Jigjiga

ESAT News (February 4, 2019) A four day curfew has been lifted in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali regional…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Curfew imposed in Jigjiga as high court charges Abdi Illey et al.

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 31, 2019) The Federal high court in Addis Ababa brought formal charges against the…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Federal attorney charges 46 Somali region officials over human rights violations

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 25, 2018) The federal attorney general said 46 ex-officials of the Somali region in…

6 years ago

ONLF says peace and stability should reign before rushing into elections

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 3, 2019) The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) said while it is eager to…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: 18 killed in Afar-Issa skirmish

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 26, 2018) Eighteen people have been killed in the past two days of fighting…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: MeTEC, family of Meles Zenawi implicated in land grab and embezzlement in Somali region

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 26, 2018) Officials with the Somali region in Eastern Ethiopia say army generals and…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: ONLF lay down arms, combatants return home

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 21, 2018) The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has officially laid down arms and…

6 years ago

BREAKING: Several mass graves found in Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 9, 2018) A day after police told a court in Addis Ababa that they…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: Ex-president of Somali region attempted to escape prison, police say

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 19, 2018) Police told a court in Addis Ababa today that the ex-president of…

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