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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, December 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome congratulated on Thursday all Ethiopians over the inclusion of Gada, the indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo nation in Ethiopia, in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopia's economy has grown by 8 percent in Ethiopian fiscal year (2015/16), said Dr Yinager Dese, Commissioner of the National Planning Commission of Ethiopia.

The projected target was an 11 percent growth, said the Commissioner in his press briefing on Thursday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia has stressed on the need for continued support from Ethiopia for the peaceful conduction of elections in the country.

President Mohamud made the call in Addis Ababa during talks with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn early Thursday. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Members of the Ethiopian Air Force are assisting the collection of crops as farms needed quick clearance with the arrival of unseasonal rains that damage harvests. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Enditem