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ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took the oath of office Friday, vowing to maintain the legacy of long-time ruler Meles Zenawi who died last month.
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Ethiopia’s Future Without Zenawi is Uncertain | PRI’s The World
One of America’s staunchest allies in South Africa is in the middle of a tricky transition. Ethiopia is facing an uncertain future without its longtime leader, Meles Zenawi.
Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi’s successor faces challenges | BBC
By Peter Biles
Ethiopia has just taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, said to be the world’s most advanced passenger plane. Another nine aircraft are on order.
It is perhaps a symbol that Ethiopia is on the up, shedding its old image as a land of poverty, famine and suffering.
Yet step outside Addis Ababa’s Bole Airport onto the streets of the Ethiopian capital, and you can see immediate signs that the country still has a long way to go.
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"Meles adroitly navigated a number of internal crises and kept the different TPLF factions under his tight control … . Now that he’s gone, the weaknesses of the regime that he built are more likely to be exposed, and the repercussions could be felt across the region."
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Emilio Manfredi, Crisis Group’s Ethiopia Analyst in “Democracy Unlikely in Post-Meles Ethiopia” By Jerome Mwanda, In-Depth News
“It was rumoured that Meles was grooming Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam before his death.”
-From Crisis Group’s report, Ethiopia After Meles
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The few independent, critical voices still in the country have been suffocated, closing political avenues through which to channel social grievances and making inter-ethnic relations even more delicate.
- Ethiopia After Meles, Crisis Group’s latest report
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22 August 2012: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died on 20 August 2012. Emilio Manfredi, Crisis Group’s Ethiopia Analyst, explains the profound national and regional consequences of the passing of the man who ruled the country for over two decades. 5:04
(Source: crisisgroup.org / Crisis Group)
“Despite his authoritarianism and poor human rights records, Meles became an important asset to the international community, a staunch Western ally in counter-terrorism efforts in the region and a valued development partner for Western and emerging powers.”
-From Crisis Group’s latest on Ethiopia
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