Durame
July 18, 2012 — The Ethiopian government cancelled a scheduled news conference on Meles Zenawi’s ailing health
today, raising further speculations that the regime is in no mood to admit the 57-year-old prime minister is gravely ill.
Voice of America’s David Arnold first reported the government would give a news conference on the premier’s health yesterday, however, our sources in the capital confirmed it has been cancelled.
Meles, who has battled substance abuse his adult life, has not been publicly seen in weeks. Last Monday, his handpicked deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Hailemariam Desalegne, confirmed that Meles is in poor health, but declined to give specifics.
Just now, Capital FM, a Kenyan-based news agency has reported through its Twitter account that Meles is in a ‘critical’ state in Brussels. No further details were given and their claim has not be independently verified.
T.Goshu
July 18, 2012 at 10:25 pm
It looks like that Ato Meles Zenawi is either going to die soon or totally be in a state of struggling between life and death for a while.
Dear sincerely and patriotically concerned Ethioipans ,what is becoming absolutely necessary is the question of how deep and to what extent we are getting prepared in a much more meaningful and effective,if not efficient manner in order to shorten the untold suffering we have gone through for the last quarter of a century . Yes, it is so essential to carefully and closely watch the fate of Ato Meles, and what would be the reaction of the highly frustrated and confused tyrannical ruling elites. But, the critical focus should be on the issue of making an extraordinary effort through unbreakable coopertaion and coordination .
Selamawit Solomon
July 18, 2012 at 3:14 pm
I do belive the vicious dictator is dead