President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the country’s deepest condolences to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the people of the Republic of Ethiopia. This follows an attack against civilians at a rally in Addis Ababa on Saturday.
At least two people are reported to have died in the blast, while more than 150 people were injured.
President Ramaphosa has expressed shock and dismay at the grenade explosion that struck the rally of supporters, describing it as a cowardly attack.
The President has wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Meanwhile Ahmed has accused those responsible for a deadly attack on the country’s capital of not wanting to see Ethiopia adapt to progressive reforms.
Just one day after the deadly attack, Ethiopia remains in shock. An apparent attempt to hurl a grenade at Ahmed ended up injuring scores others.
Thousands had come to the rally to support the Prime Minister. Some were far from where the explosion took place, and didn’t know there had been a bomb until hours later.
Messages of condolences have been pouring in from African and beyond.
The United States, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, the European Union and the African Union are among those that have condemned the attack.
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