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Ethiopia's human rights record poses awkward questions for its aid donors | Mark Tran
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The UN, however, is no mere NGO. Even though its criticism on Thursday may be water off a duck's back for Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's prime minister and strongman for almost two decades, it does pose awkward questions for Ethiopia's aid donors. The EU devel
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The upcoming London Conference on Somalia, and the UK’s urging of the Somaliland government to attend, has understandably generated a lot of debate and comment within the Somaliland community, both within and outside the country. One of the stated object
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Thabo Mbeki, (L) former President of South Africa speaks with Ethiopian Presient Meles Zenawi before the official opening of the African Union, AU, Summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on January 29, 2012. Crises across the continent... View Photo »
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would act on information relating to where extremists were located.
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In another sign of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's worsening repression, a U.S.-based journalist was sentenced to life in prison on anti-terrorism charges, while two other journalists were given heavy prison sentences, report the Ethiopian Free p
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Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye (2-R) talks to his lawer Abebe Balcha at an Ethiopian courtroom, on November 1, 2011, in Addis Ababa. (Jenny Vaughan/AFP/Getty Images) Last week, the Ethiopian High Court delivered harsh sentences to five dissident jour
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Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi (Foreground-L) arrives with his wife Azeb Mesfin (R) before the official opening of the African Union, AU, Summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on January 29, 2012. Crises across the continent overshadowed the... View Photo »
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Ethiopia's terrorism charges against journalists critical of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government are becoming vague and ludicrous ... The authorities have failed to provide any hard evidence and should drop these charges immediately.
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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi today in parliament 20 10 2011 Ethiopian Ethiopia Habesha Amharic
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The United States, Ethiopia's biggest donor, needs to pressure Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government to improve its lousy human rights record. The prime minister deserves high marks for improving the nation's health indicators, economy and agriculture
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Nicholas Kristof draws attention to Ethiopia’s worsening situation of journalists with his wounding criticisms of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government: One anonymous reader responded to Kistof’s opinion piece: More than 10 journalists have been impri
About Meles Zenawi
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Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ meles zēnāwī, b. 8 May 1955, Adwa) is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Full Article
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From left: Alpha Conde, president of Guinea, Jakaya M. Kikwete, president of Tanzania, Raila Amolo Odinga, prime minister of Kenya, Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia, Jacob G. Zuma, president of South Africa and Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend a plenary session...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) walk together into the president's office in Seoul on on November 28, 2011. Meles met with with Lee for discussions on bilateral economic and trade cooperation and discussed the situation on the...
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrives at the 16th Extra Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of state meeting on Somalia, in Addis Ababa November 25, 2011. Ethiopia will deploy troops inside Somalia for a "brief period" to help Somali and Kenyan forces battling Islamist militants...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (L) arrives on November 25, 2011 for a summit of the seven-member East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in Addis Ababa. East African leaders urged Ethiopia on November 25 to support Kenyan, African Union and...
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Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, speaks during the conference 'Energy for All' in Oslo, Norway Monday Oct. 10, 2011. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for making electricity available to all by 2030 saying energy poverty threatens global economic growth and the...
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi poses for a photograph before a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Essam Sharaf (not pictured) in Cairo September 17, 2011.
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Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hesham Mohamed Qandil (R) shakes hands with Ethiopia's Minister of Water and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu (2nd L), as Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (L) clap, in Cairo September 17, 2011.
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