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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua,February 17, 2018 Adjust font size:

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has declared a state of emergency effective from Friday by adopting the decree providing for the emergency ruling. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Charges against 224 detainees have been dropped in north Gondar zone, Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Due to its status as a host country for huge number of refugees and its contribution, Ethiopia's voice will be given high importance on the coming negotiations on migration, Chief of Mission of IOM Ethiopia, Maureen Cheing, has told journalists. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- African coffee output could almost double in the next five years as some countries boost plantings and make farming more productive, according to the African Fine Coffees Association. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Enditem