ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Thousands of mourners gathered near a public square in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday to pay their final respects to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who was praised for lifting many ...

Throngs of mourners bid farewell to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday in Ethiopia’s first state funeral for a leader in more than 80 years. Meles, 57, died two weeks ago of an unspecified illness.

President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday afternoon travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a two-day official visit. During the visit, the President on Sunday September 2 will attend the State funeral for the ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Meles Zenawi, a young rebel who dropped out of medical school to go to war against east Africa's biggest army, had contracted malaria and was close to death, hiding near a ...

It has been three months since Meles Zenawi, the late Ethiopian Prime Minister, was formally declared dead at the age of 57 after months of speculation as to his whereabouts. However, Meles Zenawi’s ...