Ethiopia nabs former dam company chief in broad corruption crackdownPolice in Ethiopia yesterday arrested the former director general of a large military conglomerate that had been involved in building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD). As part of a major crackdown ordered by new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Kinfe was helicoptered to the capital Addis Ababa, where he appeared in court this morning. In August the Ethiopian government fired METEC from the GERD scheme, where it held the contract for mechanical and electrical work, including installing turbines. Prime Minister Abiy publicly blamed METEC for ongoing delays, citing complaints made by the dam’s main contractor, Italy’s Salini Impreglio. Image: Work on the Renaissance dam is behind schedule (Government of Ethiopia)See also:

Source: Ethiopian News November 14, 2018 15:33 UTC