Above: Ethiopian protesters at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
(courtesy photo)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Karamagi Rujumba
Friday, September 25, 2009
The lobby on behalf of Africans living in extreme poverty continued in full force yesterday as leaders of the G-20 nations arrived in town. On the streets, African immigrants and other protesters decried the G-20 member nations, which they said are to blame for the capitalist structures that continue to prop up brutal dictators on the continent. And at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, which was used as the press center for various groups lobbying the G-20 leaders, international advocates challenged the efficacy of a summit that would fail to address the question of global poverty. Read more.
Video: Protest by Ethiopians at the G20 Summit
Video: Cops disperse Ethiopian protesters
‘Obama’s Red Carpet’ Moment with Ethiopia’s First Couple
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama laughed while they waited for
their guests to arrive. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
The Times’s Helene Cooper has an entertaining pool report on tonight’s
dinner of world leaders at the Phipps Conservatory:Well, there was no red carpet lining the walkway to the Phipps Conservatory for the leaders’ dinner tonight hosted by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama…
At 6:15 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Obama stepped out of the Phipps Conservatory, underneath an awning to greet their first guests. Mr. Obama in a dark blue suit, Mrs. Obama in a taupe, pink and green patterned cocktail dress with straps…
Next arrives Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi, who clearly did something in the car to anger his wife because she glares at him, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Obama, and anyone unfortunate enough to cross her line of vision. The Obamas both look slightly taken aback by her. Wonder what happened in the car? The Ethiopian First Couple are quickly dispatched inside.