Nizar Manek And Iain Marlow Bloomberg

The foreign ministry is investigating claims by expatriates in Ethiopia who say they are being held hostage by local staff that haven't been paid after the shadow lender Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. began defaulting on $12.6 billion in debt.

The foreign ministry is investigating claims by expatriates in Ethiopia who say they are being held hostage by local staff that haven't been paid after the shadow lender Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. began defaulting on $12.6 billion in debt.