It was a sombre Monday for Ethiopia as the country held a national day of mourning. Ethiopia was grieving the brutal death of the chief of the national army staff and a regional leader, killed in what the authorities have described as an “attempted coup d‘état” against the government of the northwestern region. Ethiopia observes a day of national mourning after the assassination of army Chief and regional leader. Amhara regional ‘s president, Ambachew Mekonnen, and one of his advisors were killed in an attack in Bahir Dar, the region’s capital. But with the relaxed rule comes the liberal acts of ethnic tensions, often involving land and resources, that have led to violence in Ethiopia

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2019 19:41 UTC