Addis Ababa names Meles’ successor

Ethiopia’s acting prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn will run the country until an election in 2015, the Addis Ababa government has said, showing that the ruling party is determined to ensure a swift and smooth transfer of power following the death of Meles Zenawi.

Mr Meles, 57, died late on Monday in a Brussels hospital after a long illness with liver cancer.