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Daily Maverick, 25 June 2019
The assassination of the president of Ethiopia's Amhara regional state in an alleged local coup attempt on Saturday was likely the result more of the fraught ethnic politics of… Read more »
The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Ethiopia's northern Amhara state - General Asamnew Tsige - has been shot and killed, VOA reports. The country gathered on Monday to pay tribute to the people killed with a day of mourning. Internet has also been suspended in the wake of the attacks, according to Al Jazeera.
Ethiopia's army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen has been killed during a coup attempt in the African country. According to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office, General Asamnew Tsige, ... Read more »
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