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By Kaleab Tessema When I heard the news that Meles is critically ill, I tried to find out the veracity of the information, and

The trouble with tyranny and personalized power is that institutional mechanisms of power transfer do not work. In most cases, such mechanisms exist and

By William Davison An Ethiopian court banned distribution of a newspaper that published front-page articles about Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s health and protests by

By Yared Ayicheh July 24, 2012 Ethiopia’s leaders have come to power through blood line, coup or armed conflict. Our current head of state,

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent a communique to Mr. Bob Carr, Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia, requesting a diplomatic recognition. The

By William Davison At last week’s summit, African Union leaders took a bold step by electing a woman from one of the continent’s powerhouse

By William Davison (Bloomberg) — South Sudan said it’s offering Sudan $8.2 billion and an increase in fees it pays to ship crude through