1.  Several Ethiopians are mentioned in this article.  Write what you know about each of the following people.  Then, write the adjective that you think best describes him/her and explain your choice.
-anonymous reporter
-Meles Zenawi
-Elias Kifle
-Isaac Kisle
-Alemzurya Teshome

2.  What is the EPRDF?  What reason does Prime Minister Zenawi give for the government's attacks against the people?  How do the opposition leaders counter this explanation?

3.  List all of the accusations made against the Ethiopian government in the article.

4.  List all of the explanations the government has given for its actions (violence and arrests).

5.  Define "the West" as used in paragraph 11.  What does the opposition leadership of Ethiopia want the West to do?

6.  The U.S. has given Ethiopa over one billion dollars in the past 7 years in food and non-food related humanitarian assistance.
(For a chart of U.S. Economic Assistance to Africa for 2004, click here.)
Should the U.S. withdraw their support of Mr. Zenawi's government due to its record of human rights abuses?  Explain your answer.

7.  You can help the people of Ethiopia by staying informed and writing  letters.
-For further information on Ethiopia, including a brief history, go the to the CIA's World Fact Book, here.
-For the most current information on the situation in Ethiopia, go to the website of the Ethiopian Review, here.
-To write to your congressmen about the plight of the Ethiopians, click here for your Senators and here for your Representatives.