Meles Zenawi - Foreign Policies

Foreign Policies

See also: Premiership of Meles Zenawi

Zenawi moved to have Ethiopia gain a larger share of the Nile River water. Part of this entailed using Ethiopia's hydropower prospects as leverage in exporting power to Egypt, amongst others. He had also aided the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement prior to South Sudan's independence as the rebels fought the government in Khartoum. Since the War on Terrorism, Zenawi sought to consolidate Ethiopia's hegemony in East Africa, including his mediation efforts with Sudan and South Sudan, as well as stabilizing Somalia towards the end of the mandate of the Transitional Federal Government. Though he had controversially sent troops to fight against the Islamic Courts Union, since 2009 he had been praised for working towards a stable situation along with the African Union.

Read more about this topic:  Meles Zenawi

Famous quotes containing the words foreign and/or policies:

    “There seeps from heavily jowled or hawk-like foreign faces
    The guttural sorrow of the refugees.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    “To deny the need for comprehensive child care policies is to deny a reality—that there’s been a revolution in American life. Grandma doesn’t live next door anymore, Mom doesn’t work just because she’d like a few bucks for the sugar bowl.”
    —Editorial, The New York Times (September 6, 1983)