Melakou Tegegn

Discussing Meles’ legacy is not discussing one person; Meles represented his party and government. The discussion on his legacy is political and not personal.

A popular revolt, a revolt of the plebeian, the heretofore forgotten, suppressed and muzzled, is rocking North Africa.

Few dates enter the history books of a given country, dates that are to be remembered by the future generations, not just by their occurrence but by the significance they have in the future of the country, by bringing freedom and democracy.

Marking DRC at 50 devoid of the crucial element in its independence and the key link in understanding why the people of DRC are still impoversihed amidst plenty of natural resources, namely the legacy of Patrice Lumumba, is indeed one more tragedy in the already tragic history of that country.