Ethiopian Herald warns EPRDF’s “newly recruited cadres”
It could not have been correct if the combatants left us for newly recruited cadres that robbed the public on daylight. Please let us tell the newly recruited dictators please remember the quotation “the higher you jump the deeper you fall” that is a lesson from Juneydi.
Addis Ababa’s Unemployment rate stands at 23%, City officials claim
The unemployment rate of Addis Ababa decreased to 23.3 percent, the city Administration claims. The city’s unemployment rate stood as 31.4 percent in 2007, according to the news citing Foino Folla, head the Finance and Economic Development Bureau. The news didn’t provide a breakdown of the source of employments, except indicating that Micro and Small Enterprises take the lion’s share. The official … Read more
Bereket Simon thanks a nation still grieving Meles’s passing
Higher level government officials and EPRDF executives lauded the people of Ethiopia for the love and respect they showed to the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) Minister, Bereket Simon said. At a press conference organized for for local and foreign journalists here Thursday Bereket said the government and EPRDF are … Read more
Committee: Meles Zenawi’s interment will be after 10 days
Funeral of PM Meles Zenawi, who passed away last Monday night at the age of 57, will be held on 2 Sept. 2012, the national committee set up to organize the funeral proceedings said. Committee Chairperson and Speaker of the House of Federation, Kassa Tekleberhan said here Thursday that different sub-committees have been formed to … Read more
Video | Reception of Meles Zenawi’s body on Tuesday midnight
Hundreds of thousands received the body of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday midnight after waiting for hours in the freezing cold weather. Residents lined from the Bole international airport all the way to the National Palace. The video below may give a glimpse of the evening. *********** Meles Zenawi body returns home ************ Check … Read more
EU confirms, Meles Zenawi passed away last Monday
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died last Monday night, the European Commission confirms. During a regular press briefing on Tuesday(August 21), spokesman of the Commission, Olivier Bailly, told journalists that: "[Meles Zenawi] passed away during the night here in Brussels". The EU official made the statement more than three hours after the Ethiopian government broke the … Read more
PM David Cameron: Meles Zenawi was an exemplary leader
David Cameron has paid tribute to Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi who has died aged 57. Mr Cameron described Mr Meles, who became president in 1991 and has been prime minister since 1995, as "an inspirational spokesman for Africa" on global issues. "His personal contribution to Ethiopia’s development, in particular by lifting millions of Ethiopians … Read more
Obama praises Meles Zenawi’s unyielding commitment to the poor
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 21, 2012 Statement by the President on the Death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia It was with sadness that I learned of the passing of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia. Prime Minister Meles deserves recognition for his lifelong contribution to … Read more
Acting PM Hailemariam Desalegn speaks to the press [video included]
The Acting Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, spoke briefly to the press on Monday, for the first time about the sudden and untimely death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, he said, had spent his life struggling for development , progress, equality and justice and had shown wise leadership throughout his time in … Read more
Minister Bereket: National mourning declared until funeral [video included]
Ato Bereket Simon, Head of the Government Communications Affairs Office, in a press conference has announced that the Council of Ministers has declared a period of national mourning and flags throughout the nation will be flying at half-mast. Ato Bereket said the death of Prime Minister Meles was a huge shock for the entire nation. … Read more
