ETHIOPIA CRACKS DOWN ON CORRUPTION, BUT GRAFT RUN DEEP
March 15th, 2014
ETHIOPIA, whose large economy grew 8.5% in 2012, is cracking down on corruption. Ed Mckenna, reports from Addis Ababa. LAST year saw Ethiopian authorities make their biggest move against corruption in more than 10 years, leading to the arrests of more than 50 high profile citizens, including government officials, businessmen and even a minister. The swoop shocked and stunned the country by exposing corruption in the highest reaches of Ethiopian society.Melaku Fanta, the director general of the Revenue and Customs Authority, commanding the equivalent rank of ...
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