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Ethiopia
Who will really run the country?

Now that the posts of Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have been distributed, the organisation of post-Meles Zenawi power is beginning to take shape. [...]

Published on 22/09/2012 at 22:03 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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