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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, May 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Monday chairs a side event at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), showcasing the country's best practices in the drought response. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has opened its Africa regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- An exhibition depicting the development progress that Ethiopia has made over the past two and a half decades kicked off on Monday at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopia's electricity coverage, which was only 8 percent 25 years back, has now reached 56 percent, said Motuma Mekassa, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity.

Ethiopia's total electricity generation capacity, which was 370 megawatt 25 years ago, now increased by tenfold, he told FBC Monday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit