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Swiss investor cleared of 'financing terrorism' during Tigray conflict

All charges against Josua Gehrig, the Swiss owner of a farm in Ethiopia's Tigray region, have been dropped, two years after his arrest. He had attempted to transport a million birr in cash to pay his employees. [...]

Published on 10.04.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Ethiopia
Swiss investor cleared of 'financing terrorism' during Tigray conflict

Ethiopia
Ethiopian government fails to reinstate officers purged during Tigray war

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru: an Abiy protégée with devoted underlings

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's well-travelled team of financiers prepares for stock exchange launch

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Mamo Mihretu embarks on central bank reforms

Ethiopia
After brief respite, Tigray starved of cash again

Ethiopia
Abiy cornered due to inter-ethnic violence in the West

Ethiopia
Tigray war "truce" hinges on key variables

Ethiopia
Abiy ensnared by his Amhara allies