Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets
Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.
-- Multiple countries have joined together in creating a fund to support Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom's candidacy in the election for the next Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
In an unprecedented move, African governments are pooling resources to ensure that Tedros' campaign has the financing it needs. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- A contract by the Tripartite National Committee (TNC) of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt and a French consulting company, BRLi, was signed in Sudan's capital Khartoum.
The agreement is meant to commence the two studies recommended by the International Panel of Experts (IPoEs) on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).(Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- The U.S.-based and world's top gold miner by market valuation, Newmont Mining Corporation, is eyeing Ethiopia for greenfield exploration. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit