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Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

Xinhua, November 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has briefed Addis-based diplomatic community on the gains made after the declaration of the state of emergency, ongoing government's reform programs and other socio-economic issues. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome emphasized that China's support to Ethiopia is critical to enhancing agricultural productivity, human resource development and creating more jobs. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) has finalized preparations to conduct a survey in 246 pastoralist and crop producing woredas to determine humanitarian needs.

The survey to be carried out for about three weeks will cover pastoralist and crop producing areas of all the regional states and Diredawa City Administration. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- University of Toronto has launched a course on the 2,000-year-old Ge'ez language, part of its Ethiopian studies program.

Along with Greek, Hebrew and Arabic, Ethiopia's Ge'ez is considered one of the world's oldest Semitic languages. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Enditem