by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 29, 2018) Dissidents, journalists and bloggers detained at a police station on Sunday for displaying the Ethiopian flag at a private get together were transferred to jail with the police saying their case is being handled by the Command Post that is overseeing the state of emergency. Most of those arrested yesterday were political ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 29, 2018) The newly elected chairman of the ruling party in Ethiopia will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday, according to reports bay state controlled media. The swearing in parliamentary ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday and no reason was given for the postponement. The ascension of Abiy Ahmed ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 28, 2018) The Ethiopian People’s Democratic Front (EPRDF) had elected a new chairman yesterday in the person of Abiy Ahmed, leader of the Oromo party in the four group coalition, the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO). Apparently, it is the first time that an Oromo assumed the highest position in the coalition, which has ...

ESAT News (March 28, 2018) Ethiopian opposition groups abroad demanded that the soon to be appointed Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, prepare the country for transition, scrapping the state of emergency and releasing all political prisoners. Patriotic Ginbot 7, an armed opposition group quizzed if the election of Dr. Ahmed was the usual political plot by the TPLF or if ...

=========================================== by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 27, 2018) Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, EPRDF, elects Dr. Abiy Ahmed as the new chairman of the Front, according to the national broadaster, EBC. The election of Dr. Abiy Ahmed as chairman of the Front will by default make him the Prime Minister. He is expected to be officially ordained as the Prime Minister when ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 27, 2018) International press freedom organizations have called for the release of journalists and bloggers detained on Sunday in Addis Ababa. The journalists and some leading members of the opposition were rounded up and detained at a police station, accused of displaying a national flag that is different from the one introduced by the ...

ESAT News (March 27, 2018) The International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies said 100 Ethiopian households were migrating to Kenya and projected that the population could reach 15,000 by the end of this month. The figure does not include those migrants who are under the care of relatives on the Kenyan side. About 40,000 people fled to ...

ESAT News (March 26, 2018) Nineteen people have reportedly been arrested in the city of Bahir Dar on Saturday by the orders of the Command Post, the authority in charge of the state of emergency declared in Ethiopia. They were accused by the Command Post of planning to form an Amhara political party, but the detainees say they had a ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 26, 2018) Over a dozen members of opposition parties, journalists and bloggers who were arrested yesterday remain at a police station today, according to family and friends. Most of those arrested yesterday were recently released political prisoners. The list includes journalist Eskinder Nega, opposition politician Andualem Arage, three members of the blogger collective known ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (March 25, 2018) A dozen members of the opposition, activists, and journalists have been detained in Addis Ababa. Some of the detainees include the recently released opposition, political leaders, and journalists. Among them is leading opposition figure, Andualem Arage and award-winning journalists Eskinder Nega and Temesgen Desalegn, who were released last month after almost seven ...