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 ...

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 ...

Meles Zenawi came to power in Ethiopia at the head of a rebel army that toppled dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam. For 20 years, he worked to alleviate poverty for Ethiopians, but was accused by his ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 – Ethiopians have started voting in national and regional elections, the country's first since the death in 2012 of longtime leader Meles Zenawi. More than 38 million voters are ...