Corruption cases

Watchdog: Roads Authority prone to corruption and overruns

The Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC), revealed that it found the contracting practices of Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) vulnerable…

Ethiopia: Top intelligence official detained

(Daniel Berhane) Top Ethiopia intelligence official detained on allegations of corruptions. Woldeselassie Woldemichael is director of the domestic intelligence department…

Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority Head Quarter

[Updated] Police detains more tax officials, businessmen for corruption

[Updated with yet another arrest of corruption suspect news - at the bottom] Federal Police conducted another round of arrests…

Minister Melaku Fanta and Gebrewahed Woldegiorgis [Director General and Deputy of Revenues and Customs Authority] Left to Right

Court report: Melaku Fenta et al 2nd day in Court

(Reported by Mikias Sebsibe) The second criminal bench of the Federal High Court has denied bail to Minister Melaku Fenta,…

Anti-Corruption Commission secured 293 convictions in 10 months

The Federal Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission of Ethiopia said it had recovered more than 21 million Birr and other assets…

Melaku Fanta - Director of Customs & Revenue Authority (Minister)

Court report: Melaku Fenta et al corruption trial – first day

(Reported by Mikias Sebsibe - edited by Daniel Berhane) * A total of 24 suspects are in custody * They…

Ethiopian Herald warns EPRDF's "newly recruited cadres"

It could not have been correct if the combatants left us for newly recruited cadres that robbed the public on…

Melaku Fenta case: List of detained officials, businessmen for corruption

(Daniel Berhane) Director General and Deputy Director of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority were put in custody on Friday,…

Ethiopia | Minister Melaku Fenta detained on corruption charges

(Daniel Berhane) Ethiopian police detained twelve individuals today, according to the press statement from the Federal Anti-Corruption Commission. Melaku Fanta, Director General of…

Ethiopia | The Junedine Sado Episode

Minister Junedine Sado is on his way out, becoming the first Minister to be sacked in post-Meles Ethiopia. His dismissal…