Prominent Ethiopian actor seeks US asylum

Prominent Ethiopian actor, Znah-Bzu Tsegaye has said that he is seeking asylum in the United States, two months after leaving the east African country, BBC Live reports.

Tsegaye said Ethiopian security forces had carried out "atrocious actions" that led to him to decide not to return home until the regime had changed.

The actor left the country of his birth together with his wife and daughter, who is nine months old.