BUSINESS & ECONOMY INDICATORS TRENDS FORTUNE+ VIDEO TENDERS JOBS

Fed Police Arrest 61 Government Officials

April 12 , 2019

Federal Police have arrested Yigezu Daba, director general of the Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service and 60 other government officials on suspicion of corruption and economic sabotage.

Officials from the then Ministry of Finance, Economics & Cooperation, the Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service, the Food & Drug Administration Agency, the Pharmaceuticals Fund & Supply Agency and the Ethiopian Water Works Construction Enterprise were also arrested yesterday, April 11, 2019, by a police operation that began early in the morning.

The Office of the Attorney General is expected to give a press conference late in the afternoon today.

Share This Post

Facebook

Twitter

Google+

Latest News

Commentaries

Ethiopia’s ‘Homegrown’ Economic Reform: An Afterthought

It was within a few months of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)’s administration comi...

October 12 , 2019 . By Ayele Gelan (PhD)

Meditating About Leaders: Is Personality the Issue?

A face is deceptive. It is very hard to tell what a person will or will not do just...

October 12 , 2019 . By Dawit Wondimagegn

Fineline

More worrying to Abiy may come from his own backyard

Abiy Ahmed (PhD), prime minister of Ethiopia elected under the EPRDF's platform, is d...

Addis Abeba branch of the Amahara Democratic Party (ADP)...

The rank and file officials assigned to the Addis Abeba City Administration, represen...

Editorial

The Role of Constitutional Institutions has Never Been More Crucial

October 12 , 2019

On Monday, October 7, 2019, the joint session of the two chambers of Ethiopia's parli...

The Elephant in the Room: Conflict and Violence

October 5 , 2019

There is an elephant in the Ethiopian political room: conflict and violence that may...

Time is of the Essence in Electoral Contestations

September 28 , 2019

The right to freedom of expression, despite its variety in platfoms, is essentially t...

Safeguarding Secularism from Faith Encroachment

September 21 , 2019

The creeping of faith in public policymaking into the already fractious identity poli...

Gallery

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) took selfies, shook hands with admirers and had his hands kissed by an adoring fan on his way out of the Sheraton Addis Hotel, after addressing the international media corps at a gala dinner called for the awarding of...

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

April 26 , 2019

Mourning Nation, Grieving World

March 17 , 2019

THE FINISH LINE

March 16 , 2019

Pizza Hut Triples Branches

February 2 , 2019

IN PICTURE: Betty G.

January 10 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

Irresponsible Public Servants Erode Trust in Public Institutions

I often pass by Amora Building, owned by Metals & Engineering Corporation (METEC...

October 12 , 2019 . By Eden Sahle

Self-Worth does not Sprout from Families

At some time or another, we all find our lives burdened with the weight of families,...

October 5 , 2019 . By Eden Sahle

Life Matters

Facing Up to Reality

I had the chance to watch the Oscar-nominated Ethiopian movie a couple of days ago. In the interest of the people that have not had the chan...

October 12 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

Walking the Talk

Having received a warning of the roads being closed on the day of "Damera," I left work early and headed straight home. When I got there, my...

October 5 , 2019 . By Tsion Fisseha

In-Picture

DANCING FOR TREES

July 27 , 2019

BULLDOZED! Buffet De La Gare. Alas, it is no more!

June 15 , 2019

PLASTIC LIGHT

June 8 , 2019

Girl Power

May 25 , 2019

VENDING