Tag: Meles Zenawi
Ethiopia’s Zenawi in a blaze of glory at funeral
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned Sunday the late strongman Meles Zenawi, in the first state funeral staged for a…
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…
Ethiopia’s PM Meles Zenawi dies
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in power for over two decades, has died in hospital abroad, the government said Tuesday…
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…
Obama invites 4 African leaders to G8 food summit
President Barack Obama of the US has invited four African leaders to join the G8 leaders’ summit at Camp David…