Ethiopia's Lake Wonchi has been chosen as the best tourist village of 2021 at the 24th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization, which is being held in Madrid, Spain. Lake Wonchi has been selected best from 170 tourist villages across the world.
Africa’s largest aviation group, Ethiopian Airlines, has been chosen the "Best African Airline" at the 2021 Business Traveller Awards. The votes made by the business travellers for this year took into account the COVID period with key questions covering airlines’ effectiveness in communication, effective implementation of COVID precautionary measures, handling of loyalty program member passengers and flexibility of ticket changes.
Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance, has discussed with Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, have conferred on economic cooperation between the two countries.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) said its Board of Directors has approved $217 million in loans to fund a project that will improve road transport services among Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
Takele Uma, Ethiopia's Minister of Mines, said his Ministry, along with the Ethiopian Investment Commission, have discussed with owners of cement factories on logistics issues.
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