Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets
Xinhua, March 1, 2017 Adjust font size:
The Following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.
-- Ethiopia and Liberia have agreed to cooperate in social and economic development areas.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held discussion here Tuesday. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)
-- Ethiopian Airlines has won the African Cargo Airline of the Year Award.
A press release issued by the airline said that it received the award during the 2017 Air Cargo Africa Conference held in Johannesburg from 21st to 23rd February 2017. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)
-- UK backs Ethiopian peacekeeping operations by assisting its Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC) to provide training for peacekeepers.
On Friday 24th February 2017, The FDRE Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC) graduated students who have completed their short term training provided by the centre with UK support. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said Ethiopians can apply for visas as usual.
No changes have been made on visa application processes under the Executive Order 13769 for Ethiopian applicants, the Embassy told FBC on Tuesday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit