Today is the 50th day since Ethiopia’s khat junkie dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared, and 20th day since his wife, Azeb Mesfin, the mother of corruption, disappeared.

The hottest topic of conversation in Addis Ababa today is not the power struggle in the TPLF junta, but Tirunesh Dibaba’s 5,000 meters race in the London Olympics that is scheduled today.