Ethiopia has arrested its state minister for finance, Alemayehu Gujo, on suspicion of embezzlement of government funds, state-run television said on Friday. The arrest was part of an anti-graft drive that the government said 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. 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. Zayed Woldegabriel, Director General of the Ethiopian Roads Authority, was also detained on Friday, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) said.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2017 15:00 UTC