Meles Zenawi, the late prime minister of Ethiopia, was a critical ally to the United States who nonetheless undermined the American stance that Africa needs strong institutions, not strongmen. By ...

Foreign Policy's Barry Malone has this profile of Meles Zenawi, in which he argues that Ethiopia's late dictator was a complex and sophisticated leader — a self-taught ex-guerrilla who brought ...

Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian Prime Minister who was once hailed as a major U.S. ally against terrorism but whose 21-year rule was tarnished by the killing and jailing of political protesters and a ...

A former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia says the latest statements by Ethiopian officials suggest “a significant health issue” facing Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. During a press conference ...

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 ...

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 not being seen in ...

Sitting astride this economic growth, and taking pride of place at this year's WEF, was Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. In an event that boasted such political heavyweights as former ...

When he died in a Belgian hospital on Monday at 57, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi left behind a country indelibly shaped by his life and career. The next few weeks of assessments and ...

Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia and a key United States ally in the Horn of Africa, died Monday at 57, his government said Tuesday. CNN values your feedback 1.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was reelected by acclamation, winning another five-year term in a vote in a Parliament dominated by his party. Meles’ nomination by the ruling Ethiopian ...

But at this moment it seems the entire city is holding its breath. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the rebel-turned-technocrat who has led Ethiopia since 1991, is sick.