Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

Media captionPM’s spokeswoman gives details of army chief’s assassination The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed […]

Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

Media captionPM’s spokeswoman gives details of army chief’s assassination The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed […]

Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

Media captionPM’s spokeswoman gives details of army chief’s assassination The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed […]

Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

Media captionPM’s spokeswoman gives details of army chief’s assassination The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed […]

Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks

Image copyright Ethiopian TV Image caption Gen Seare Mekonnen’s death was confirmed by TV channels The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s […]

Africa Cup of Nations: What to look out for on day three

Second half substitute Odion Ighalo scored the only goal as Nigeria beat Burundi on Saturday Three-time winners and 2013 champions Nigeria edged past tournament debutants Burundi at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Meanwhile, Madagascar marked their first appearance with a point against Guinea and Uganda recorded their first victory in 41 years at […]