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Thousands turn out to mourn Meles Zenawi as body arrives back in Ethiopia

YoopyaAug 22, 20120

Thousands of mourning Ethiopians turned out Wednesday as the body of Meles Zenawi, the country’s leader for 21 years, arrived at Addis Ababa airport following

Ethiopian strongman and Western ally, Meles, dies

YoopyaAug 21, 20120

(Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, regarded by the West as a bulwark against Islamic militancy, died while being treated abroad for an undisclosed

Ethiopian church patriarch Abune Paulos dies

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, has died aged 76, the government has announced. The foreign ministry said he had been receiving

Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi ‘in hospital’

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

Ethiopia’s government has denied Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is critically ill but says he has been in hospital. “He is not in a critical state.

Somali residents welcome Ethiopian troops after rebel rout

YoopyaMar 5, 20120

By Kumerra Gemechu BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) – After three years of killings and violence under the rule of al Shabaab rebels, residents of the Somali