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Ethiopia has started distributing to the rest of Africa medical supplies obtained from the Jack Ma Foundation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Gorgora Project, which is part of the Dine for Ethiopia initiative, has been launched in the presence of Ethiopia's Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.

Ethiopia shipped 40 tons of organic banana to Saudi Arabia as the nation begun exporting the fruit for the first time.

International companies have shown an interest to export organic bananas to meet the high demand on the international market.

An agreement is in the process of being negotiated with one of the parties interested in exporting Ethiopian bananas for the export of 200 tons of the fruit to the Jeddah market every week.

Ethiopia commenced power supply trials between Kenya and Tanzania as part of the East Africa Electric Highway Project. This milestone follows the completion of the Ethiopia-Kenya power transmission line, facilitated by an advanced power supply network.

Since launching refrigerated electric train services last week, Ethiopia is ready to send the second batch of avocado produce to other countries, Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters’ Association announced.