The wife of a prominent Ethiopian war general who went missing earlier this week in the capital, Addis Ababa, says she has confirmed he was under detention in a northern city. Brigadier General Tefera Mamo was a former commander of the Amhara Special Forces that are allied to the federal army in its fight against rebels from Tigray. His wife Menen Haile has told the BBC that she has confirmed the general was under detention in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region. But there are still many unanswered questions including how he was taken there and the accusations against him. In a rare press statement on Wednesday, the Amhara region’s president Yilkal Kefale confirmed that some suspects were being detained in efforts to enforce law and order - without providing numbers.

Source: Ethiopian News May 19, 2022 11:43 UTC