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Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Zeinab Badawi talks to Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia, host to the African Union. Does Meles Zenawi think his domestic record justifies taking a lead on the continent?

Zeinab Badawi talks to Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's prime minister.

Ethiopia is host to the African Union and plays a prominent role in the AU's affairs. As well as representing Africa at the G20 gatherings and sending troops to keep out Islamists in neighbouring Somalia, it is vocal in opposing the ICC indictment of Sudan's president. Does Meles Zenawi think his domestic record justifies taking such a lead on the continent?

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