Ana Gomes, a Portuguese by birth but a true friend of the oppressed Ethiopians, who was hated and banned entry to Ethiopia by the late prime minster & co because of her brutally honest critic as an observer of the bloody & rigged Ethiopia's 2005 election which resulted in the arbitrary killings of over 190 innocent protesters by the regime. Eight years later, Gomes was back to attend in the just concluded 26th ACP-EU parliamentary meeting in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
She is coordinator and spokesperson of the foreign affairs committee for
her political group, the Social-Democrat. With 200 members the
Social-Democrat is the second largest group within the European
Parliament. For Ethiopia and Ethiopians though Ana Gomes is best
remembered for her role as the leader of the EU election observers’
team during the 2005 crisis-induced general election in Ethiopia. She
has had a troubled relationship with Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi, who she still calls “a dictator,” after she
published her report in which wrote the election was massively
rigged. Her arrival in Addis Ababa caught many, who thought she would never
be allowed to set foot in Ethiopia, by a surprise. Addis Standard’s
deputy-editor-in-chief Tesfaye Ejigu met Ana Gomes during the meeting
and held an exclusive interview. She discussed issues
