AU fires security chief after Ethiopia accuses him of undermining Addis Ababa

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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed. The African Union has fired its chief security officer Gebre-egziabher Mebratu Melese after Abiy's government accused him of undermining Addis Ababa. PHOTO | ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC BROADCASTER | AFP

The African Union has fired its chief security officer after the Ethiopian government accused him of undermining Addis Ababa and assisting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to commit atrocities.

Gebre-egziabher Mebratu Melese had been the AU’s Head of Security and Safety Services.