Tag: Addis Ababa
Ethiopia gets set to bury its leader, Zenawi
Ethiopia will bury its long-serving and powerful prime minister Meles Zenawi later today in the first state funeral staged for…
Jonathan to attend Ethiopia’s Zenawi burial
President Goodluck Jonathan will depart Abuja Saturday for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to attend the burial of the country’s late…
Ethiopia gives burial date for Meles Zenawi
Ethiopia will hold the funeral of late prime minister Meles Zenawi on September 2, officials said Thursday, without giving further…
Ethiopian PM Zenawi on medical rest
Mr Bereket Simon, Ethiopia’s Minister for Information and Communications has denied stories making the rounds that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi…
Ethiopia’s PM Zenawi ‘critically ill’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was reported to be in a ‘critical’ state this morning in a Brussels clinic, the…
Dlamini-Zuma becomes AU Commission boss
South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a tight fought vote to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the…
Clinton Tells African Despots To Quit
US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has warned African despots to give up power or find themselves “on the…
Jonathan Orders Immediate Evacuation of Nigerians Stranded In Egypt
President Jonathan who is currently in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia for the 16th session of the African Union (AU) General Assembly has…
Triple Jump Gold: I’m Fulfilled —Oke
Nigeria’s Oke Tosin won the men’s Triple Jump with a leap of 17.22m, a personal best which was just one…
INEC Has No Excuse Not To Succeed
Now that the Presidency has ordered the Federal Ministry of Finance to release N72 billion to the Independent National Electoral…