The biggest obstacle to Ethiopia’s transition to democracy came knocking this weekend. In what officials described as a coup attempt, the governor of the northern Amhara region Ambachew Mekonnen along with advisor Ezez Wassie were killed. The attacks come exactly a year after a grenade was tossed at a rally in the capital for Ethiopia’s then-new prime minister Abiy Ahmed. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) had for decades promoted governance effectiveness by being essentially interwoven with state institutions. The prime minister’s office has accused Amhara’s regional security chief, Asaminew Tsige, of plotting the coup attempt.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2019 08:37 UTC