Proper noun
Mekonnen (plural Mekonnens)
A surname from Amharic.
Catherine Sozi, the UN’s resident and humanitarian coordinator in Ethiopia, made her plea directly during a reception Friday evening for Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia’s new foreign minister. Source: Internet
Among those detained on Sunday were journalist Eskinder Nega and opposition politician Andualem Arage, who were pardoned in a mass prisoner amnesty ordered by the prime minister last month, lawyer Ameha Mekonnen told AFP. Source: Internet
Ethiopia's state minister for finance and economic development Mekonnen Manyazewal supported Dr Mkwezalamba's concerns, adding that the African regional integration area had been 'materially insignificant'. Source: Internet
The country's senior officials including the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen have been clarifying purpose and the scale of the operation to neighboring and other countries. Source: Internet
Eight people died en route to the hospital or in it," Reuters reported, quoting Dr Mekonnen Feyissa. Source: Internet