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Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

Xinhua, April 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Irish musician Robert 'Bob' Geldof has paid tribute to progresses achieved in the various fields of development in Ethiopia. The singer-songwriter, who founded Band Aid to raise money for the 1984 famine relief in Ethiopia, is overwhelmed by massive developments in infrastructure and agriculture sectors throughout Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn received the musician at his office Wednesday to discuss on ways of mitigating the drought and modernizing Ethiopia's agriculture sector, among others. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- A prosecutor in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has dropped the charges on six Ethiopian meat exporters over allegations that they had exported meat that did not meet the required quality standards.

The charge filed by Tareeq Al Huda Meat and Foodstuff, an importer based in UAE alleged the company had received a "not-up to-the standard" meat from the six Ethiopian meat exporters during a period exceeding over six months. The charges came at a time when the six Ethiopian meat exporters had been in Dubai to take part in the Gulf Food exhibition which was held from February 21-25, 2016.

Since their arrival, the six meat exporters were banned from leaving the country, while two of them had been detained for a couple of days. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and a Chinese firm, TBEA Contractor Limited on Wednesday signed a contract agreement amounting to USD 98 million for power transmission project.

Engineer Azeb Asnake, CEO of EEP and Xue Fen, Deputy General Manager of TBEA Co. Ltd signed the agreement here in Addis Ababa. Accordingly, TBEA will handle the construction of Bole-Lemi and Kilinto Industry Zone power transmission project. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Canada has supported Ethiopia's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. The announcement came on Tuesday during a review session of the 5th Bilateral Political Consultation held in Ottawa Canada.

"Canada strongly supports Ethiopia's candidature to the Non-Permanent seat in the united Nations Security Council and its role in Africa," said Ms. Leslie Norton, Director General responsible for Eastern and Southern Africa at Global Affairs Canada. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit