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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, April 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

--The effort to liberate the children and women kidnapped by Murle gunmen from Gambella Region has gained momentum, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has said.

MoFA spokesperson, Tewolde Mulugeta, said in his weekly media briefings that the rescue efforts by the Ethiopian defense force have been intensified. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The government of Ethiopia on Friday announced the incentives it would offer to local investors interested to engage in Ethiopia's Hawassa industrial park. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The Republic of Serbia has supported Ethiopia's bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the period between 2017 and 2018.

The announcement came following Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom's meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, in Belgrade on Friday (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit