Mourners have been gathering at the house of Ethiopian engineer, Simegnew Bekele, who died as a result of a bullet wound on Thursday morning.

His body was found in a car in the main square of the capital, Addis Ababa. The police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

Mr Simegnew was a national figure because he was in charge of the country's largest infrastructure project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Mr Simegnew's funeral is due to take place on Sunday. The state committee organising it want the ceremony to be for a "national hero".