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Ethiopia: Residents of Shire in Tigray blocked movement of troops

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 8, 2019) Residents of the town of Shire in Tigray blocked movement of troops…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: 14 year-old among seven killed as TPLF forces shot at Epiphany goers

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 21, 2018) At least seven people were killed on Saturday in Woldia town in…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Attempt to recruit army fails amid growing regional tensions

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 19, 2018) Ethiopia’s Ministry of Defense is advertising in the local media urging the…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Oromo, Amhara MPs boycott Parliament

ESAT News (December 20, 2017) Oromo and Amhara MPs representing the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) and the Amhara National…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: TPLF demotes chairman, suspends Meles Zenawi widow

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 27, 2017) The marathon congress of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopia’s ruling…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Search for deserters in Southern Ethiopia continues

ESAT News (November 24, 2017) As search for soldiers who are said have deserted from the army in Southern Ethiopia…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: TPLF central committee in deadlock, some members walk out of marathon crisis meeting

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 16, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say a marathon meeting by the central and executive…

7 years ago

Ethiopia: Road density, electricity concentrated in Tigray showing spatial inequalities in dev’t: World Bank study

ESAT News (September 27, 2017) Overarching policy solutions are needed to address spatial inequalities in development in Ethiopia, according to…

7 years ago

Ethiopia to transfer administrations of disputed territories bordering Sudan

ESAT News (August 29, 2017) The Ethiopian regime is to transfer the administration of disputed areas to the Sudan for…

7 years ago