Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Ethiopia’s new rulers waited just one day after the death of dictator Meles Zenawi was announced to confirm ...

This is an installment in the WorldWatch series, "The world's enduring dictators," inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, in which CBSNews.com takes a look at the men who continue to rule their ...

(The Root) — Ethiopia’s prime minister, Meles Zenawi, who ruled the country for 21 years, died Tuesday at age 57 after months of declining health. In a piece announcing his death, the New York Times ...

With the dust beginning to settle on yesterday’s death of Meles Zenawi—ruler of Ethiopia since 1991—Western leaders have been quick to lavish praise on his legacy. A darling of the national security ...

Meles Zenawi came to power in Ethiopia at the head of a rebel army that toppled dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam. For 20 years, he worked to alleviate poverty for Ethiopians, but was accused by his ...

Joe Biden doesn’t need a running mate who has shown such poor judgment. By Bret Stephens The reforms by the country’s new prime minister are clashing with its flawed Constitution and could push the ...

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 ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died Monday evening after contracting a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness, according to Ethiopia's state-run television. "Prime ...

Shrewd, brutal, and a master at soliciting and spending aid money, Prime Minister Zenawi's 20 years of rule could be nearing its end. Now, both his supporters and his detractors may have to ...

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died in a Belgian hospital this week at the age of 57 after a long illness. He came to power in 1991 after leading a rebel army from Ethiopia's north and toppling the ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Ethiopia's longtime prime minister died this week. Meles Zenawi was 57. He came to power in 1991 when a rebel army toppled that nation's Marxist ...