Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has emphasized on the immense role countries of the world play in ensuring peace and security in Africa.

The Prime Minister said this at a state dinner to participants of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) here early this week. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom stressed that Ethiopia and Djibouti have enjoyed longstanding relationship and this cordial relationship should further be cemented, he said this while meeting with Agriculture Minister of Djibouti, Mohamed Ahmed Awaleh Friday.

Awaleh expressed the readiness of the government of Djibouti to do whatever it can to swiftly answer questions of "a brotherly country". (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Addis Ababa is the best place to start the renewed special partnerships between Germany and Africa in particular, and Europe and Africa in general, said Munich Security Conference (MSC) Core Group Meeting Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Health security has been the toughest challenge to the overall development of Africa, and Africa needs to ensure the health security of its people to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to realize its renaissance, according to Michelle Ndiaye Ntab, Director of the Africa Peace and Security Program. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Endit