Ana Gomes calls for immediate release of political prisoners
Spokeswoman for foreign affairs Ana Gomes S&D Euro MPs call for the release of human rights activists in Ethiopia After the death of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi, S&D Group spokeswoman for foreign affairs Ana Gomes today made the following statement: “Meles Zenawi was a dictator. His rhetoric on development, democracy and combatting terrorism only […]
Read More →Ethiopia’s prime minister The man who tried to make dictatorship acceptable What will follow one of Africa’s most successful strongmen?
THE death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, on August 20th reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health remained a secret until the end. A short broadcast on state television, late by a day, informed Ethiopians that their “visionary leader†of the past 21 years was gone. He died of […]
Read More →The 6th year anniversary and the 80th day mourning; Death as a liberator and as a source of sympathy
Young men, women, elders and children’s were slaughtered in the 2005. There families and relative are preparing to light candles in memorial of the 6th year anniversary in the month of November. In the coming same month, the Zenawi’s loved ones will held 80th day of mourning. Wondering if the 2005 victims’ families are going to […]
Read More →Ethiopian Leader’s Death Highlights Gap Between U.S. Interests and Ideals
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN LIBREVILLE, Gabon — There was probably no leader on the African continent who exemplified the conflict between the American government’s interests and its highest ideals better than Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia. Enlarge This Image Pool photo by WPA From left, Prime Minister Meles Zenawiof Ethiopia, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations […]
Read More →Requiem for a Reprobate: Ethiopian Tyrant Should Not Be Lionized
By Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein With the dust beginning to settle on yesterday’s death of Meles Zenawi—ruler of Ethiopia since 1991—Western leaders have been quick to lavish praise on his legacy. A darling of the national security and international development industries, Zenawi was applauded for cooperating with the U.S. government on counter-terrorism and for spurring economic growth in Ethiopia—an […]
Read More →Back To Ethiopia With Love Beide-Mariam Ejigu
www.maledatimes.com/2012/08/21/back-to-ethiopia-with-love-beide-mariam-ejigu  Back to Ethiopia with love Â BeideÂMariam Ejigu (June 2012) Page 1 Back To Ethiopia With Love Beide-Mariam Ejigu It was in the early hours of Sunday morning that I arrived in Addis Ababa after 8 hours flight from London. It took me almost 2 hours to obtain the required visa before I got out of […]
Read More →Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dies at 57
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s technocratic but repressive prime minister, who lifted his country from the ruins of civil war and transformed it into one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies and one of the United States government’s closest African allies, died on Monday, state television reported. He was 57. Enlarge This Image Sayyid Azim/Associated Press Meles Zenawi, shown here […]
Read More →Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness
RIP Dictator MELES ZENAWI Continue reading the main story Related Stories Profile: Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi Ethiopian leader ‘in hospital’ Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his condition […]
Read More →Somalia: A new parliament but no presidential vote
Members of a new parliament in Somalia are being sworn in, but there will be no presidential election. The mandate for Somalia’s U.N. mandate ended Monday, the day by which international backers had hoped a new presidential election would be held. But selection of a new, 275-member parliament has lagged behind schedule amid allegations of […]
Read More →US drones kill 10 militants in northwest Pakistan
American drones fired a flurry of missiles in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan Sunday, killing a total of 10 suspected militants, Pakistani officials said. In the first strike, missiles fired from unmanned American spy planes hit two vehicles near the Afghan border, killing at least seven militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike came […]
Read More →