Category: Ethiopia

• Death, Divergence, and Division

  August 25, 2012

  Ethiopia, South Sudan

  This week brought a few high-profile deaths to this part of the African continent – namely Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) General Paulino Matip. Both men played crucial roles in their countries (and in Meles’ case, further abroad), and their deaths spurred some very impassioned, Read.

• Guest post: Meles’ Death and the Implications for Somalia

  August 22, 2012

  Ethiopia, Somalia

  Meles Zenawi, the repressive but visionary prime minister of Ethiopia, died on Tuesday after months of speculation on his health. His death has created a power vacuum in the Horn of Africa and will undoubtedly have numerous implications for the region. This development prompts several questions with which international observers will now grapple; yet the Read.