Top news items of Ethiopia's major media outlets
Xinhua, June 19, 2016 Adjust font size:
The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Sunday.
-- The Sebeta-Mieso-Dewele railway line will begin full operation in September, said Dr Eng. Getachew Betru, CEO of the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC).
The project is now at 95 percent complete, he told FBC Saturday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- The Vietnam Investment High Tech-Building JSC (VITC) inked an agreement to transfer CDeck and Top Base construction technologies to Ethiopia, in Hanoi on June 17.
The exclusive technologies, developed by VITC, have been used for more than 100 projects throughout the country. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- The National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) has confirmed a stockpile of more than 451 thousand metric tons of grain for drought victims.
The Adama central grain-store alone has close to a million quintals of grain, of which some 45 thousand metric tons is being distributed. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)
-- The Ethiopian Ministry of Education (MoE) Saturday announced the special benefits introduced to improve the livelihoods of Ethiopian teachers.
Education Minister, Shiferaw Shigute, made the announcement at an event organized to award teachers in Addis Ababa for their outstanding achievement. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit