Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- The Ethiopian Embassy in Riyadh said it is working to protect the rights of nationals residing legally in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the government of the Kingdom. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Dangote Group, Africa's leading industrial conglomerate, has announced plans to double its investment in Ethiopia.

The announcement came following talks Aliko Dangote, owner of the Dangote Group, had with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, here on Thursday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopia through the Administration for Refugee and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) is working to improve the provision of education to refugees sheltering in camps in the country.

Through the activities carried out so far gross enrolment rate in primary education for refugees has reached 70.5 percent in 2017, according to ARRA. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- More than 5, 000 hectares of land is to be given for local and five Dutch investors who wanted to engage in horticulture development.

Previously, the government had been using the fields for seed multiplication and other related purposes. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Enditem