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New Era of Political Leaders Emerges in Ethiopia

March 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By KIRUBEL TADESSE,(AP) BAHRDAR, Ethiopia – Ailing ruling party veteran officials in Ethiopia are leaving their posts to a group of younger leaders in the East African nation which enjoys close ties with Washington but is increasingly looking to China … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Revolutionary Democrats Have Now Concluded a Series of Meetings

March 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Fortune The Revolutionary Democrats have now concluded a series of meetings in four towns. Leaders and delegates of parties in the ruling coalition, which are described as national parties, congregated in Meqelle, Bahir Dar, Adama (Nazareth) and Hawassa (Awassa) … read more »

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Ethiopia: No Surprises, Couple of Changes At the TPLF

March 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Fortune Concluding its ninth convention, the senior partner in the ruling coalition, TPLF has elevated for the first time since its formation, a woman to its political bureau, making two of the nine politbureau members women, Fortune learnt. Tirfu … read more »

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Deadly Ethnic rivalry, substance abuse and booze tearing the late Zenawi’s family apart

March 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(By Getahune Bekele-South Africa) This was how the dead tyrant L.Zenawi raised ‘his’ daughter. Semehal Meles Zenawi not only grew up attentively listening to her ‘ father’s’ anti-Amharic and anti-Ethiopia marathon speeches, but also watched him killing thousands of Amharas … read more »

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Ethiopia: Transition Plus Confusion

February 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column After the passing of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I coined a phrase to describe the constellation of power inside the ruling party: “The outgoing are not really out, and the incoming … read more »

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Ethiopia: Bamboo Offers Lucrative Opportunities – Ambassador

December 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia’s Ambassador to China, Seyoum Mesfin, said Ethiopia has huge bamboo potential which can create significant opportunities of investment to interested foreign companies. He said Ethiopia’s bamboo resource potential is the biggest in the continent, … read more »

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Ethiopia: China’s ‘Unparalleled’ Contribution to Ethiopian Development

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Ambassador to Beijing, Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, said China “is making an unparalleled and historic contribution to the development drive of Ethiopia.” He commended China’s partnership and support in infrastructural development and in transforming Ethiopia’s human resource into human capital, … read more »

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Most troubling facts about Ethiopia

December 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Teklu Abate During the last two decades, Ethiopia for sure witnessed improvements in some fronts. Basic infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams, roads, education and health institutions, and catering businesses are significantly expanded. Particularly important are the efforts made to … read more »

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Dutch courage? A TPLF warlord denounces the 1998 ethnic cleansing campaign

October 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Getahune Bekele Described as the late fuehrer Meles Zenawi’s lap dog and a pathological anti- Ethiopianism, Bereket Simeon, have caused a massive controversy by openly denouncing Africa’s biggest post colonial ethnic cleansing campaign of 1998, committed by himself and … read more »

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Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi’s doctrine of self-preservation

March 28, 2011 by benim

Meles Zenawi’s politics of divide and rule as a doctrine of self-preservation What one may find quite incomprehensible is the fact that dictators are never short of people who readily avail themselves to be at their service. Some may be … read more »

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Ethiopia – Seyoum Mesfin heading to New York as UN Ambassador?

October 28, 2010 by benim

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi appointed ambassadors and special envoys, according to a state-run Ethiopian News Agency. The list includes former Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesfin and Trade and Industry Minister Girma Birru. The report is thin on details, only … read more »

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