Journalist shot dead in Ethiopia’s Tigray
AN Ethiopian journalist and his friend have been shot dead by an unidentified person in the northern Tigray region's capital Mekelle, according to an aid worker and a resident. Rights groups say press freedom has eroded since a November war between federal troops and forces loyal to the former ruling party of Tigray, which lost Mekelle at the end of that month. Dawit Kebede, who worked for Tigray regional state TV, was shot on Tuesday night while in a car with friends, one aid worker said. "Both were shot in their head and their bodies were found in a car…