Mengistu Haile Mariam
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28 years later, Ethiopia’s ruling party must end impunity for human rights abuses
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front celebrates 28 years in power on Tuesday. Now is the time to confront its brutal past
Tiny Eritrea makes big footprint in Africa
Most nations erect grandiose monuments to their historical triumphs. Eritrea put up a pair of sandals. The sculpted black metal shoes in Asmara’s Shida (Sandal) Square, recalling…
Ethiopia court sentences ex-dictator Mengistu to death
Ethiopia’s Supreme Court sentenced former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to death in his absence on Monday, along with 17 senior officials of his regime, overturning a previous…