Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

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

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has urged the globally respected and widely recognized fertilizer company, Yara International, to invest in Ethiopia.

The premier held talks on Monday with CEO of Yara International, Svein Tore Holsether, on possibilities for the Norwegian company to engage in Ethiopia. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The government of Ethiopia in partnership with Morocco-based OCP Group, which specializes in fertilizer manufacturing, is set to build a fertilizer compound at a cost of 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has expressed interest in financing the planned Ethiopia-Djibouti fuel pipeline project.

The South Africa-based infrastructure investment group, Black Rhino, has proposed to the Ethiopian government to build a 550-km long pipeline to transport diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from Djibouti port to central Ethiopia. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Africa's leading Airline Ethiopian Airlines shone like bright stars at the Prestigious Africa Travel Awards Dinner at Akwaaba African Travel Market held recently in Lagos.

Ethiopian Airlines took home four of the six Airline Awards on offer at the dinner attended by the leading lights in Africa Travel and Tourism landscape. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit