Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rising Tensions Amid New Opportunities for Engagement
by Jason Mosley, Associate Fellow, Africa Programme The latest report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has stirred tensions between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Eritrea has seized on a selective reading of the report to call for the lifting of UN imposed sanctions, a call already rebuffed by the Monitoring Group’s Coordinator. […]
Read More →MELES ZENAWI IS “TERMINALLY ILL†WITH CANCER
Reporter: Durame, July 12, 2012 — Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is secretly receiving medical treatment in Meles Zenawi is “terminally ill†with cancerBrussels this week, after the 57-year-old former gurrella fighter was diagnosed with a severe case of blood cancer. Adding creditably to reports of his deteriorating health, Meles has rescheduled all public appearances for […]
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