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Activists Protest G8 Summit

As U.S. President Barack Obama finished meetings with leaders from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations and African heads of state at the Camp David retreat in Maryland, demonstrations erupted in nearby towns. The protesters involved regulars of the Occupy movement as well as anti-government Ethiopian activists.

Several hundred Ethiopian activists came from across the United States to protest meetings involving Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has been in power since 1991. The United States is a major aid contributor to Ethiopia, whose leader has been accused of restricting freedoms, including those of the media. —more @VOA

Posted 1 year ago

Tags: Ethiopia, Africa, VOA, G8 Summit, Camp David, President Barrack Obama, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi,