Politics | Horn Affairs

PM Meles Zenawi’s absence fuels regional anxieties | Financial Times

(By Katrina Manson and William Wallis) The prolonged absence of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s usually hyperactive prime minister, has sparked a…

Friday, August 10, 2012 @ 3:27 pm

(By: Dr Adekeye Adebajo) * Ethiopian leader's critics condemn his political repression, but none can doubt he has steered pragmatic…

Friday, August 10, 2012 @ 2:34 pm

[I shall note that there are some factual errors as well as doubtful claims in this article. However, it is…

Thursday, August 9, 2012 @ 12:31 am

Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi not seen for seven weeks Addis Ababa mute on whereabouts of PM – latest African…

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 @ 10:48 pm

(By Matthew D. LaPlante) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — When the summer rains come, as they have in cleansing torrents over…

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 @ 9:24 pm

Highlight: Response from Ethiopia was at first muted. No one could understand from where the story was coming. There had…

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 @ 10:46 pm

A couple of times in recent weeks in Addis Ababa, notably on July 13th and July 20th, there were incidents…

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 @ 10:44 pm

One of the leading Amharic weeklies, Addis Admas, reported today that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is recuperating at his residence…

Saturday, August 4, 2012 @ 9:06 pm

A few hours ago, I had a brief debate with government critic Jawar Siraj, on a radio show hosted by…

Saturday, August 4, 2012 @ 3:50 am

MELES ZENAWI, Ethiopia’s usually dynamic prime minister, has not been seen in public since mid-June. Regularly invited to grand gatherings…

Friday, August 3, 2012 @ 2:09 am