Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets
Xinhua, September 3, 2016 Adjust font size:
The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday.
-- Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- Ethio telecom is set to introduce mobile credit card service for its clients.
According to Andualem Admasie, Ethio telecom CEO, agreements have been signed with two global companies to put in place the new system, which was proved successful in other countries. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change revealed a ten-year forest sector development program, which it said would dramatically boost forest coverage and the sector's contribution to the national economy. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- A new network of professionals has been launched in a bid to improve quality of higher education in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian Higher Education Quality Enhancement Network (EHEQEN) is a new independent association committed to improving the quality of Ethiopia's higher education. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit