Leaders arrive for G8, G20 Summit in Toronto, Canada
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Ato Meles Zenawi departs in a limousine after arriving at Toronto International Airport, June 24, 2010 to attend the G8, G20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann.
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Ethiopia is driving to complete its massive $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile amid a long-running dispute with Egypt.
At least four people were killed and several others injured when a demonstration by Muslims turned violent in eastern Ethiopia, police said.
Egypt increasingly views Ethiopia's plan to build a massive 6,000-megawatt hydroelectric dam on the Nile River as a threat to its national security because it will seriously cut the Arab state's water supplies.
The failure of Ethiopia's Parliament to swear in acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has created uncertainty about the country's future, officials say.
Thousands of Ethiopians paid their respects Sunday to longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a massive funeral in Addis Ababa.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice leads the delegation to Ethiopia to attend the funeral for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the White House said.
Political analysts say Ethiopia will likely keep its news media on a short leash following the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
U.S. President Barack Obama called on the acting Ethiopian prime minister to uphold commitments to democracy and regional security, the White House said.
Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister who died this week, helped bring stability to neighboring African countries, U.S. officials said.
The death of the Ethiopian prime minister could have an enormous effect on regional and internal stability, a report from the International Crisis Group states.
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