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| Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness | Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness |
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| Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. | Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. |
| Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his condition has not been made public. | Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his condition has not been made public. |
| Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis Ababa earlier last month. | Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis Ababa earlier last month. |
| Mr Meles took power as the leader of rebels that ousted communist leader Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991. | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is also Ethiopia's foreign minister, will be acting head of government, state television said. | Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is also Ethiopia's foreign minister, will be acting head of government, state television said. |
| "Even if Ethiopia has been badly affected for missing its great leader, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi initiated fundamental policies and strategies which will be further strengthened," the TV said. | |
| Three weeks ago, a government spokesman told the BBC that Mr Meles was in "a good condition and recuperating", and dismissed reports he was critically ill. | Three weeks ago, a government spokesman told the BBC that Mr Meles was in "a good condition and recuperating", and dismissed reports he was critically ill. |
| The spokesman, Bereket Simon, declined to give any details about Mr Meles' whereabouts or what he was suffering from. | |
| At the time, there were reports that Mr Meles was in hospital in Belgium, suffering from a stomach complaint. |