By Aaron MaashoADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has arrested its state minister for finance on suspicion of corruption, state-run television said on Friday, part of an anti-graft drive that the government says has led to dozens of arrests in the last two weeks. Alemayehu Gujo is the highest-ranking official to have been detained so far in the sweep that has also involved business owners. Zayed Woldegabriel, Director General of the Ethiopian Roads Authority, was also detained on Friday, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) said. Friday's arrest followed the detention of more than 40 officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, the capital's housing development agency, the state-run Ethiopian Sugar Corporation, and the Ethiopian Roads Authority. On Friday, it lifted a 10-month state of emergency that was imposed in the wake of the unrest.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2017 12:09 UTC