coalition, bringing in other ethnic groups. May 1991 – Mengistu flees Ethiopia en route to Zimbabwe. Meles and his EPRDF rebels arrive in the capital Addis Ababa. Two months later, an interim ...

Ethiopia's longtime ruler, prime minister Meles Zenawi has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 57. Meles, as he is known, was a long-time ally of the U.S. and seen as a strong bulwark against ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s long-time ruler and a major U.S. counter-terrorism ally who is credited with economic gains but blamed for human rights abuses, died of an undisclosed ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-time ruler who held tight control over this East African country but was a major U.S. counter-terrorism ally, died of an undisclosed illness after ...

Joe Biden doesn’t need a running mate who has shown such poor judgment. By Bret Stephens The reforms by the country’s new prime minister are clashing with its flawed Constitution and could push the ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Ethiopia’s new rulers waited just one day after the death of dictator Meles Zenawi was announced to confirm ...

After 60 days of covering up his illness, the Ethiopian government announced PM Meles Zenawi’s death. Meles ruled the country for the last 21 years. Rumors about his poor health spread after he was ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s long-time ruler who held tight control over this East African country but was a major U.S counter-terrorism ally, died of an undisclosed illness after ...

With the dust beginning to settle on yesterday’s death of Meles Zenawi—ruler of Ethiopia since 1991—Western leaders have been quick to lavish praise on his legacy. A darling of the national security ...

ADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s long-time ruler who held tight control over this East African country but was a major U.S counter-terrorism ally, died of an ...

(Reuters) – Here are key dates in the political life of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Monday night, according to Ethiopia’s state media. May 1955 – Legesse Zenawi is born in Adwa ...