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- Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attends the Joint Political Committee meeting between Sudan and Ethiopia in Khartoum December 24, 2011 (Reuters)
Name: Hailemariam Desalegn
Career: Desalegn became the acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia on August 21 2012 after the death of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He is also Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister and foreign minster.
Hailemariam was appointed as deputy Prime Minister in 2010.
- Wednesday 1 May 2013
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
April 30 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Ethiopian government on Monday has reiterated its readiness to hold peace talks with Eritrea to resolve their decades-long border dispute. United Nations Secretary-General Ban (...)
- Tuesday 28 August 2012
August 27, 2012 (NAIROBI) - The international community will need to be tougher with the successor to Meles Zenawi’s leadership of Ethiopia to prevent negative consequences at both national and regional levels the International Crisis (...)
- Saturday 5 January 2013
January 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM) - Sudanese and South Sudanese presidents will start talks Saturday over the implementation of a security deal after separate meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and the African Union chief (...)
- Monday 3 September 2012
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
September 2, 2012 (BENTIU) - Over 200 Ethiopians in Unity State paid tribute to their former prime minister, Meles Zenawi, who died on 20 August. Temesgen Weldegiorgis briefing groups of journalist during (...)
- Tuesday 21 August 2012
August 21, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state TV announced on Tuesday, ending months of speculations about his worsening health condition. A picture taken on July 1, 2007 shows (...)
- Sunday 17 February 2013
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
February 16, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Britain have vowed to jointly exert more support to ensure durable peace and stability in the volatile Horn of Africa region after a meeting between the United (...)
- Friday 31 August 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
August 30, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan will attend the funeral ceremony of the late Ethiopian Prime Minister whose death was announced by Addis Ababa on 21 August, without specifying (...)
- Monday 5 March 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
March 4, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The governments of Ethiopia and newly independent South Sudan signed eight memorandums of understanding to enhance their economic and diplomatic ties, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign (...)
- Thursday 6 September 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
September 5, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Sudan presidential assistant, Nafie Ali Nafie on Wednesday held talks with Ethiopian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hailemariam Desalegen, in the capital, Addis (...)
- Monday 3 September 2012
September 2, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia on Sunday held the funeral of the country’s long-time Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, who died last month due to an undisclosed illness. Orthodox Christian women are pictured during a funeral (...)
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