Category: Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi, born on May 9, 1955, was president of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1995 until his passing in 2012.
Meles was chairperson of Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF/EPRDF) and the ruling party EPRDF since1989 and 1991, respectively. He acquired an MBA from the Open University of the United Kingdom and M.Sc. in Economics from the Erasmus University of the Netherlands. Meles was married to Azeb Mesfin and father of three.
Meles received various international awards for setting up a good foundation for the socio-economic progress of Ethiopia. He also received Rwanda’s National Liberation Medal, the “Uruti” and the country’s highest accolade, the “Umurinzi” (Campaign Against Genocide) medals, in July 2009 for helping to liberate Rwanda and end the genocide.
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A United Nations Development Program (UNDP)commissioned report from Global Financial Integrity (GFI) on illicit financial.
Ethiopia tightens on land lessee | Update on ‘Land grab’ issue
Ethiopia’s north-western region Benishangul Gumuz made made important announcements in its meeting with Land lessee.
‘the dam won’t be delayed even for a single minute’: Meles Zenawi
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi yesterday reaffirmed his government’s position to delay the ratification of the.
Egypt agrees to the new dam, to buy electricity from Ethiopia
Egyptian Prime Minister had been on an official visit in Addis on Thursday and Friday..
Ethiopia: Land grab deals revealed
Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture disclosed 24 Land lease agreements, concluded with Ethiopians and Foreigners, Today..
Ethiopia negated Ahram’s spin on Egyptian visit to Addis
Ethioipia issued a statement on Friday elaborating the discussion of the Prime Minister and the.
Ethiopia won’t freez the dam, nor re-negotiate the CFA | Government statement [full text]
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly press release, ‘A week in the Horn’, cautioned against.
British Ambassador ‘not happy’ with Ethiopia’s political governance
Addis Fortune had an interesting interview with British ambassador to Ethiopia, Norman Ling. The interview.
Read the 1993 Ethio-Egypt Accord | Share your view
Make a firsthand reading of the July 1993 ‘Framework for General Co-operation Between the Arab.
Meles Zenawi’s maneuver: will Egypt fall for it?
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi thrilled the Egyptian delegation on Monday. But his proposal sounds much.