The Addis Ababa-based weekly Awramba Times has more details on former President of Ethiopia Col. Mengistu Hailemariam’s soon-to-be-released book in its latest issue that came out today.
Quoting inside sources, Awramba writes that the book touches many unanswered questions and controversial issues, such as who killed Atse HaileSelassie, and the circumstances under which he left Ethiopia.
Awramba also reports about the political circus at Addis Ababa’s Imperial Hotel Saturday where Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam’s supporters forced the cancellation of UDJ’s general assembly meeting by blocking the entrance to the meeting hall. The general assembly was expected to elect former defense minister Seye Abraha and president Negasso Gidada to the party’s executive committee. Click here to read.