Posts Tagged ‘prime minister 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

AA-Africa should come up with a health system that can be done on the cheap if it has to tackle problems it faces in regards to shortage of financial and human resources, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday. "We felt that establishing a universal and adequate health service system required a lot of money and we ... Full story

APA-Ethiopia’s export revenues shows $ 800 million decline in the past nine months from what the government initially projected to be $ 1.8 billion, local media reported on Saturday The $1 billion export revenue was secured from the export of more than 34 items during the past nine month’s period. According to the Reporter Newspaper, the decline shows a 43 percent short of the government target. “While the ... Full story

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, received here today Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived earlier in Ethiopia as part of his tour of a number of African countries. The Ethiopian premier warmly welcomed Sheikh Abdullah, who expressed the hope that his visit to Ethiopia would boost relations of friendship and joint cooperation ... Full story

TELEGRAPH-Meles Zenawi, the strongman who has ruled the African republic for 18 years, represented Africa at the G20 summit in London last month. He led calls from African countries on international officials that met in Washington last weekend to quickly hand out the $500 billion (ÂŁ342 billion) pledged in London for developing countries. "The economic downturn means ... Full story

Thousands of state employees could lose their pensions if a new proposal is passed by the House of Peoples’ Representatives. The Federal Government has tabled a new proposal to amend public servants’ pension proclamation, concerning employees being laid off due to the ongoing Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR). The biggest alliance of trade unions in Ethiopia, the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU), says it is not aware ... Full story

Relatives of two prominent exiled Ethiopian politicians are among 35 people jailed in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government. Ethiopians shocked by news of the arrests are scrambling to learn the identities of the accused plotters and details of their alleged crimes. Ethiopian officials say they had nothing to add to ... Full story

Ethiopian government proved its position in making practical action it has been promising to welcome Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him. Al-Bashir has arrived here on Tuesday to attend the Second Ethio-Sudan High-level Joint Commission Meeting opened the same day. It was the president's sixth foreign trip ... 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

A group of private Saudi investors plans to invest 375 million riyals ($100 million) to plant wheat, barley and rice in Ethiopia, one of the investors said. The three investors met Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi late last month, Mohamed al-Musallam, who chairs Dar Misc Economic and Administrative Consultancy firm, told Reuters. "They approved to lease us the ... Full story