Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

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

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said Ethiopia is committed to exert efforts to resolve the challenges faced in Sudan and South Sudan in collaboration with the United Nations (UN).

The premier conferred on Wednesday with Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, on issues of Sudan and South Sudan. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The state of emergency Ethiopia has declared to restore peace and stability will not make it shrink from its responsibility of ensuring stability across the region, according to Ethiopian Minister of Government Communication Affairs (GCAO).

This was disclosed at a joint briefing Government Communication Affairs Office Minister, Getachew Reda, and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Taye Atskesilassie gave on Wednesday to diplomats representing African, Asian and Oceanian countries in Ethiopia about the state of emergency in the country. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Individuals suspected of recruiting and training members for the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the House of People's Representatives, have been charged. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The massive investment on infrastructure in Ethiopia is a key factor in attracting private investment to the country, according to Ernst and Young (EY) Managing Partner, Zemedeneh Negatu.

Talking to ENA, Zemedeneh said the construction of railways, roads, energy and other infrastructural developments is the right approach for attracting private investors. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Endit