UN Human Rights Chief Met Ethiopia Opposition Leaders, Journalists

BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS Members of the opposition and journalists who were recently released from prison had held talks with UN human rights chief and gave firsthand account of the human rights violations in the country. Ethiopian authorities allow UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, to take a closer […]

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Ethiopia: Opposition Leader Defends His Group’s Position, Says Would Give Chance for New PM

BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS A leader of an armed opposition movement against the Ethiopian regime says his group would give the time and chance for the newly appointed Prime Minister Abiy to bring about the changes he promised at his inaugural address and hold dialogue among all stakeholders to transform the country for […]

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New Ethiopia PM Requires Nothing Less than a Miracle to Succeed

BY TECLE ABRAHAM The incoming PM of Ethiopia has by his inaugural speech sounded like he is ushering a new era in Ethiopia’s body politics. Like a good preacher reprimanding his flocks for not behaving the way the holy book instructs them to, the PM also described a litany of misconduct and misbehavior by his […]

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