Posts Tagged ‘meles zenawi’

A new International Crisis Group report says Ethiopia is becoming an authoritarian one-party state, and warns that government policies there could lead to a violent eruption ahead of next year's elections.  The report also faults the international community for downplaying Ethiopia's weak democracy. The 40-page report by the International Crisis Group ... Full story

Africa has served notice it intends to push hard for substantial and legally-binding reparations from wealthy countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December. Africa's chief climate negotiators are signaling there will be no compromise on core issues. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says a united Africa will demand equal partner status at the global climate summit. Mr. ... Full story

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 30 June 2009 The Obama administration is signaling its intention to keep Ethiopia as a key strategic partner, despite concerns about the country's slide toward authoritarianism. The United States is seeking to expand development assistance to the Ethiopian government. Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew is making his first trip to East Africa at a time of increasing regional instability. The United States last week ... Full story

By David Calleja (David Calleja is a contributing writer for Foreign Policy Journal and several other websites with a focus on the Southeast Asian Region. You may view a sample of his writing at: www.foreignpolicyjournal.com. The following article is his interview with Chris Flaherty, the documentary producer and director of the Ethiopian-centred documentary, Migration of Beauty) In May 2005, the ruling Ethiopian Revolutionary ... Full story

The rounding up of active and retired military officers by Meles Zenawi's regime in Ethiopia is continuing in connection with the alleged coup and assassination plots. It is reported today that the latest arrests include General Asaminew Tsige (Ret.) of the Ethiopian Air Force; Col. Demisew (?), head of the Amhara Region Security Bureau, Col. Fantahun Muhabe, Shambel Azeze (?), Shaleqa Adamu Getinet, and Shaleqa Sisay ... Full story

A rebellion by ethnic Somali's in Ethiopia's southeastern Ogaden region has been significantly weakened, the government claimed Tuesday, ruling out any negotiations. Communication Minister Bereket Simon said Addis Ababa's military riposte and a dual approach of undermining the Ogaden National Liberation Front by boosting development initiatives and offering a rival political platform were paying off. "Now that the development is on its way, the ONLF has lost ... Full story