Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn launched a highly publicized campaign targeting government and state-owned company officials suspected of corruption. Another writer on Facebook recently pleaded with the Ethiopian government to stop the anti-graft campaign. In his view, Ethiopian corruption has permeated so many fields that it is a feature of the Ethiopian condition. The pressure to launch an ongoing anti-graft campaign was driven by protests that began in Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest region, over alleged expropriation of farmlands around Addis Ababa. — BefeQadu Z. Hailu (@befeqe) July 25, 2017Ethiopia is a one-party state in which the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) monopolizes power.

Source: Ethiopian News August 01, 2017 21:00 UTC