Daily Archives: September 2, 2012
By Getahune Bekele As the tyrannical ghost of the dead dictator Meles Zenawi continue to haunt Ethiopians, the junta has completely cut off Addis Ababa from the rest of Ethiopia in preparation for Sundays’ “great” funeral. According to the Horn … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Akaki, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Horn Times, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Zenawi
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President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ ruling party has won 74 percent of the national vote, assuring his government, in power for 33 years, another five years in power. With more than 73 percent of the votes counted from Friday’s poll, … read more »
Posted in Angola, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Angola, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, José Eduardo dos Santos, Luanda, MPLA, President of Angola, Santos, Unita
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By Jenny Vaughan — ETHIOPIA has had a long line of leaders dying in secret, hidden behind closed doors, but not a long history of funerals. In 1913, one of Ethiopia’s most renowned emperors, Menelik II, died. His death remained … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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By Alan Tacca, monitor By the standards of African dinosaurs, Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi was a youngster. Only 21 years in power; and, at 57, some 30 years before the senility sometimes associated with old age began leading him to the bathroom … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Robert Mugabe, Somalia, Uganda, West
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by Julia Bellu, macleans Ethiopians remembered late prime minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday morning at a state funeral in Addis Ababa. Macleans.ca contributor Julia Belluz was in the country earlier this week and filed this report on a country in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Excellency, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, South Sudan, Zenawi
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by Bill Weinberg, ww4report.com We are heartened to learn that President Obama is staying away from the funeral of Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose death was announced last week, instead sending a comparatively low-level delegation led by the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Thousands of people are attending the state funeral of Ethiopia’s late prime minister Meles Zenawi.
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Meskel Square, Paul Kagame, Susan Rice
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By Mohamed Elshabik “I asked him to go to the palace as president, and I will go to jail as an inmate” The National Islamic Front (NIF) is Sudan’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the name given to the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Egypt, Hassan al-Turabi, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Islamic Front, Omar al-Bashir, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Robele Ababya The moment has come to end tyranny in Ethiopia and beyond with the inglorious departure of a tyrant Meles Zenawi that has been trading in the name of the valiant people of Tigray and hoodwinking western powers … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Derg, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States
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By Luka Biong Deng As the people of Ethiopia, the continent and the world at large will pay the last tribute and farewell to the Prime Minister Meles next Sunday on 2nd September 2012 in Addis, the implications of his … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Abyei, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles, South Sudan, Sudan
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In Ethiopia, a nation comes to bury Meles – and to praise him Ahead of the funeral Sunday of Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi, many Ethiopians are proudly assessing his abilities and the changes instigated. Less spoken of – at least … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Nile
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By Yilma Bekele I am hoping this is the last discussion about our emotional response regarding the disappearance then death of Ato Meles Zenawi. As controversial and in your face individual he was alive his death has brought drama, division … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian people, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States, Woyane
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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame walks down stairs at the Prime Minister’s palace in Addis Ababa on September 1, 2012 after paying respect to Ethiopia’s longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on August 20, 2012. African leaders joined other foreign … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Rwanda
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Paul Kagame, Prime minister, Rwanda, State funeral
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Malawi’s Deputy Prime Minister Khumbo Kachali leaves on September 1, 2012 the prime minister’s palace in Addis Ababa after paying his respects to Ethiopia’s longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on August 20, ahead of the September 2 state … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Agence France-Presse, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Malawi, Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, State funeral
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Benin’s President Yayi Boni walks down stairs at the Prime Minister’s palace in Addis Ababa on September 1, 2012 after paying respect to Ethiopia’s longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on August 20, 2012. African leaders joined other foreign … read more »
Posted in Benin, Daily News Wrap, News, West Africa
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Benin, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Prime minister, State funeral, Yayi Boni
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Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete (L) walks at the Prime Minister’s palace in Addis Ababa on September 1, 2012 as he pays respect to Ethiopia’s longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on August 20, 2012. African leaders joined other foreign … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Tanzania
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Jakaya Kikwete, Meles Zenawi, Prime minister, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, State funeral, Tanzania
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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir stands up after signing a book of condolences at the Prime Minister’s palace in Addis Ababa on September 1, 2012 after paying respect to Ethiopia’s longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on August 20, 2012. … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, South Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United States
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Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Meskel Square, Paul Kagame, Susan Rice
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Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Ethiopian capital for the state of funeral of late prime minister Meles Zenawi. It is the first state funeral to be held in the country in more than 80 years. Mr … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Hottest News, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Meskel Square, Paul Kagame, Susan Rice
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