by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (September 13, 2018) Two congressmen known for their support for campaigning for the respect of human rights in Ethiopia said they commend the progress and great strides Ethiopia has made in the last few months with the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. At a hearing titled ““Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia,” Representative Chris Smith, ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (August 24, 2018) A delegation from U.S. Congress visiting Ethiopia has said political and economic reform measures taken by Prime MInister Abiy Ahmed in a short span of time were very encouraging. Congressman Chris Smith is in Ethiopia leading a delegation from the U.S. Congress to see the progress made in the country especially after ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 2, 2018) The United States said today it would support the newly elected Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, in his government bid to “rapid implementation of democratic and economic reforms.” The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa also said in a statement that it “looks forward to the lifting of the State of Emergency.” ...

ESAT News (March 1, 2018) A delegate from the United States was told by TPLF officials that the state of emergency was necessary to “prevent a takeover of power by the military,” according to ESAT’s diplomatic sources. A diplomatic mission led by Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu was in Washington, DC few days before the declaration of the martial law on ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 30, 2017) A member of the European Parliament who is a fervent critic of the TPLF said current political developments in Ethiopia could lead to conflict with tremendous consequences to the Horn of Africa. Speaking to ESAT on the phone, the Portuguese politician said she fears that the ongoing conflicts in various parts of ...

ESAT News (October 24, 2017) United States envoy to the U.N., Ambassador Nikki Haley is in Ethiopia as part of her visit to three African countries, her first visit to the continent since President Donald Trump took office. Her visit to Ethiopia came at a time when renewed anti-government protests, coupled with deadly ethnic violence, has casted a cloud of ...

ESAT News (September 13, 2017) U.S. forces conducted three airstrikes in Somalia today killing six Al-Shabaab militants. The operation occurred in southern Somalia, about 260 kilometers south of the capital, Mogadishu. Lethal action against al-Shabaab within a geographically-defined area in support of partner forces in Somalia, according to a press release by the U.S. Africa Command. “U.S. forces will continue ...

ESAT News (August 28, 2017) A former Guinean mining minister was sentenced to 7 years in jail for laundering 8.5 million dollars, money that he took as bribes from a Chinese mineral company. Mahmoud Thiam was convicted in May of taking illegal payments to help China International Fund Ltd. win exclusive rights to mine Guinea’s iron, gold, diamonds and bauxite ...