FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon (R) makes the official announcement of the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa August 21, 2012. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An Ethiopian ex-minister was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of "mismanagement of public funds" while he was head of a regional public investment fund, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting said.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been pursuing a nationwide crackdown on graft in the public sector since taking office last year.
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