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Top news items of Ethiopia's major media outlets

Xinhua, August 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has met with the recently appointed UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim.

Minister of Forest and Climate Change Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam who attended the event said they discussed implementing Ethiopia's environmental conservation programs. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on Monday passed resolutions to address the threats against developmental democratic system and bolster the rights and benefits of the people.

In a communique issued at the conclusion of its regular meeting this evening, the executive committee hailed the achievements attained over the past 15 years and identified abuse of power for private gains as one of the challenges facing the developmental democratic system. This has been the source of bitterness among the public, it added. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The Addis Ababa Technical, Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) Agency said it had finalized preparations to train over 30,000 students under the regular program in the upcoming Ethiopian academic year. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit