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Les inscriptions à l’examen GMAT™ Focus Edition ouvriront en août 2023

Des supports préparatoires gratuits seront disponibles deux mois au préalable afin d’aider les candidats à réussir dans leur parcours vers les écoles de commerce

RESTON, Virginie, 02 mai 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Le Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC), une association mondiale représentant les plus grandes écoles de commerce, a annoncé aujourd’hui que les inscriptions au GMAT™ Focus Edition, une version actualisée du Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™), ouvriront le 29 août 2023, tandis que l’examen se déroulera au quatrième trimestre de l’année. Par ailleurs, des supports préparatoires officiels du GMAT Focus seront disponibles sur mba.com le 6 juin 2023, avec un planificateur d’études gratuit de seulement six semaines pour aider les candidats à se tenir à un planning, informer les activités préparatoires et suivre leurs progrès, outre un GMAT Focus Official Starter Kit gratuit fourni avec un échantillonneur de 70 vraies questions du GMAT et deux examens pratiques taille réelle pour aider les candidats à établir un référentiel de leurs performances.

Plus tôt cette année, le GMAC a lancé le GMAT Focus Edition après des efforts de recherche étendus impliquant des centaines de professionnels scolaires et un test de concept approfondi avec des milliers d’étudiants à l’échelle mondiale. Le GMAT, l’examen d’admissions pour écoles de commerce le plus largement utilisé au cours des sept dernières décennies, a été repensé pour offrir une expérience améliorée et de nouvelles fonctions flexibles permettant de mieux soutenir les candidats souhaitant poursuivre des études supérieures dans le commerce. Les écoles en bénéficieront en guise d’élément amélioré de leur processus holistique d’admissions.

« Nous voulons encourager les personnes avec un large ensemble de qualifications, les étudiants en premier cycle et les individus aux expériences vécues à comprendre la richesse de leur choix et à réellement avancer dans leur parcours vers les écoles de commerce », a déclaré Joy Jones, PDG du GMAC. « Nous croyons que le GMAT Focus Edition permettra aux candidats d’optimiser leur préparation aux études supérieures de commerce tout en aidant les écoles à attirer un pool mondial de candidats qualifiés et diversifiés. »

« Il s’agit d’une évolution importante du test », a commenté Bruce DelMonico, doyen adjoint pour les admissions à la Yale School of Management et membre du conseil d’administration du GMAC. « En termes de pertinence et d’utilité, ce test présente véritablement une progression positive qui bénéficiera tant aux écoles de commerce qu’aux candidats. »

Plus efficace, plus flexible et plus instructif, dans le cadre d’une expérience de test entièrement nouvelle

Le GMAT Focus Edition comprendra trois sections de 45 minutes : Raisonnement quantitatif, qui examine les compétences de résolution des problèmes ; Raisonnement verbal, qui évalue le raisonnement critique et la compréhension de lecture mais n’intègre plus la correction de phrases ; et la toute nouvelle section Connaissances des données, qui mesure les compétences de lecture des données des candidats et leur capacité à analyser et interpréter les données et à les appliquer à des scénarios commerciaux réels. Avec ces changements et le retrait de l’Évaluation de rédaction analytique (Analytical Writing Assessment, AWA), il dure près d’une heure de moins que la version actuelle du GMAT et requiert donc moins de contenu pour se préparer. Outre de nouvelles fonctions permettant aux candidats d’attribuer un signet à autant de questions qu’ils le veulent, de passer en revue des questions pendant le temps restant d’une section, de changer jusqu’à trois réponses par section, et de compléter les trois sections dans n’importe quel ordre, le Rapport de notation officiel amélioré intègre désormais des informations détaillées sur leurs performances qui les aident à évaluer leurs points forts et à identifier les domaines sur lesquels ils doivent se concentrer sans aucun coût supplémentaire.

« Je crois que la refonte de l’examen GMAT atteste de l’engagement du GMAC en faveur d’une amélioration continue. Les modifications apportées à l’examen s’adressent à l’importance grandissante de certaines compétences et à l’avenir du travail, par exemple avec l’ajout de la section Connaissances des données », a déclaré Arnold Longboy, directeur exécutif du recrutement et des admissions à la London Business School.

Une nouvelle échelle de notation et un système de concordance pour aider à évaluer la compétitivité des candidats

Le Score total du GMAT Focus Edition, allant de 205 à 805, se base sur les performances d’un candidat aux trois sections de l’examen, où chaque section, allant de 60 à 90, est considérée avec la même valeur. Ce changement a été apporté pour s’assurer que les candidats comme les écoles puissent facilement distinguer une note au GMAT Focus Edition d’une note à l’examen GMAT actuellement disponible, qui va de 200 à 800. Pour comprendre la compétitivité relative d’un candidat, il est possible d’utiliser les tableaux de concordance disponibles sur mba.com qui lient les distributions de notes entre les deux versions de l’examen par centile. Avec la nouvelle échelle de notation du GMAT Focus Edition, les classements par centile méritent le plus gros de l’attention des candidats et des écoles cherchant à comprendre les résultats.

« Lorsqu’il s’agit de comparer les notes du GMAT Focus Edition à la version actuelle de l’examen GMAT, nous encourageons les candidats et les écoles à comparer les classements en centile plutôt que les notes totales », a insisté Manish Dharia, directeur du développement produits au GMAC. « Comme l’échelle de Note totale et la distribution de l’échelle de notation ont toutes deux changé, il ne serait pas approprié, précis ou pertinent de comparer les notes totales ou des notes de sections de la version actuelle à celles de l’examen GMAT Focus Edition. Des scores de 600 et 605 peuvent paraître similaires, mais ils représentent des niveaux de performance très différents pour différentes compétences. »

Des efforts additionnels pour faciliter une transition fluide et une adoption rapide

Alors que le GMAT Focus Edition se déploie pour le reste de l’année 2023, la version actuelle de l’examen GMAT restera disponible pour les candidats jusqu’au début de l’année prochaine afin de faciliter leur préparation en cours et leurs candidatures aux écoles de commerce. Par ailleurs, à cette fin, les frais pour le GMAT Focus Edition resteront les mêmes que pour l’examen GMAT actuel.

« Gardez à l’esprit que toutes les notes à l’examen GMAT, qu’il s’agisse du GMAT actuel ou du GMAT Focus Edition, restent valables pendant 5 ans », a déclaré Ashish Bhardwaj, vice-président sénior et responsable du développement de marché au GMAC. « Avec l’annonce anticipée de la nouvelle édition, nous encourageons les candidats à s’inscrire et à passer l’examen des façons qui favorisent le mieux leur poursuite d’études supérieures en management. »

À propos du GMAC

Le Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™) est une association de prestigieuses écoles supérieures de commerce du monde entier, au service d’une mission. Le GMAC fournit au secteur de l’enseignement supérieur en management des recherches, conférences sectorielles, outils de recrutement et évaluations de classe mondiale, ainsi que des outils, ressources, événements et services qui guident les candidats pendant leur parcours dans l’enseignement supérieur. Propriété du GMAC, qui assure sa gestion, l’examen du Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) est l’évaluation pour école de commerce la plus largement utilisée.

Plus de 12 millions d’étudiants potentiels par an font confiance aux sites Web du GMAC, y compris mba.com, pour en savoir plus sur les programmes de MBA et de masters de commerce, contacter les écoles du monde entier, se préparer et s’inscrire aux examens, et obtenir des conseils sur les procédures d’admission aux programmes de MBA et de masters de commerce. BusinessBecause et GMAC Tours sont des filiales du GMAC, une organisation internationale avec des bureaux en Chine, en Inde, à Singapour, au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis.

Pour en savoir plus sur notre travail, rendez-vous sur www.gmac.com

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Amii welcomes over 2000 of the world’s brightest minds in AI to annual Upper Bound event

Four days of events include keynotes, panels, demos and socials from world-leading AI researchers and innovative business leaders

EDMONTON, Alberta, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) welcomes the world AI community to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for Upper Bound, May 23-26. All are invited to attend the multi-day event, with diverse programming catered for AI researchers, industry leaders, pop culture enthusiasts and anyone who has ever been curious about artificial intelligence.

In-person and virtual tickets start at $0. Registration and schedules are available at upperbound.ai 

A celebration of AI excellence in Alberta and beyond, Upper Bound will take over Edmonton with a full event schedule and more than 100 events taking place in the downtown core. Upper Bound is pleased to welcome our 2023 keynote speakers including:

  • Richard S. Sutton, trailblazing AI researcher and Amii Chief Scientific Advisor, considered by many as the pioneer of reinforcement learning | Ticket Access: Community Pass, Upper Bound Pass, Talent Bursary All Access and Online Pass 
  • Cam Linke, CEO, Amii | Ticket Access: Upper Bound Pass, Talent Bursary All Access and Online Pass
  • Peter Stone, Executive Director of Sony AI America | Ticket Access: Academic Symposium and Upper Bound Pass (limited)
  • Marlos Machado, Amii Fellow & Canada CIFAR AI Chair | Ticket Access: Academic Symposium 

“AI is the most important tool of our time, and it continues to dominate global conversation,” says Cam Linke, CEO of Amii. “Upper Bound puts a spotlight on Alberta’s AI leadership and legacy and is a celebration of AI that welcomes everybody to learn, network, discuss and join in on the conversation. This is an invitation for the world’s AI community to experience the best of what Amii and Canada has to offer in scientific excellence, start-up creation and industry application — so they can leave inspired by the connections they’ve made, the information learned, and their ambitious ideas realized.”

Upper Bound is an AI event for everyone and includes sessions, demos, networking events and socials open for a range of ages and familiarity with AI. Scheduled events include:

  • An Academic Symposium, showcasing leading research and organized by Amii Fellows from the University of Alberta, one of the world’s top academic institutions for AI research.
  • Panels on AI in industry, including discussions on innovative applications of AI in industry; the demand for AI talent; advancing cellular agriculture; ventures and start-ups; and more.
  • AI & Culture, high-energy and fun events for all AI enthusiasts.
  • Social and networking opportunities with daily coffee catch up, beers with peers and the hottest ticket in town, the official Upper Bound Party.

Last year more than 2,000 attendees from 38 countries attended the inaugural event. Amii awarded Talent Bursaries to over 500 recipients from around the world to cover travel and accommodation costs with over 69% of recipients self-identified as members of underrepresented groups in STEM.

This year, Amii has awarded over $500,000 in Talent Bursaries to support 700 recipients from 22 countries to Upper Bound in person. An additional 612 global Talent Bursary applicants received Online Pass access for live-streamed content and full immersion in the Upper Bound app.

Upper Bound is proudly presented by Amii. One of Canada’s three centres of AI excellence as part of the Pan-Canadian AI strategy, Amii is an Alberta-based, non-profit institute that supports world-leading research in artificial intelligence and machine learning and translates scientific advancement into industry adoption. Learn more at amii.ca.

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May Day: Ratify ILO Conventions 102 on Social protection, Labour tells FG

The Organised Labour has called on the Federal Government to begin the process of ratifying conventions 102 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), on Social Protection.

Mr Festu Osifo, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), made the call during the 2023 May Day celebration on Monday, in Abuja.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “’Workers Rights and Socio-economic Justices”.

“We call on the Federal Government to begin the process of ratifying conventions 102 of the ILO, as it is central to the actualisation of social justice and inclusiveness.

“It provides appropriate guarantees for workers’ rights to survival during and after work life, and also guarantees access to decent life for many Nigerians.

“It is important that Nigerian leaders understand that without guaranteeing the rights of workers, without allowing workers to win, Nigerians and Nigeria will not win.

“We are Nigerians; when we win, our nation wins and makes sustainable progress. It is the duty of government to provide the right environment for this to happen.

“Our nation must lead with a job led growth. When jobs grow, income increases and the economy is revved higher, but we need to protect those that do these jobs,” he said.

Osifo maintained that to protect workers, employers of labour must ensure that the right working environment was created, and frameworks for compliance with laws were established by government.

The TUC president however, called for deepening of engagements at the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC), and expansion of periodic meetings

He said there was need for the establishment of constant tripartite workplace audits that had become inevitable.

Osifo also called for the speed up of trade dispute resolution mechanisms in the country.

According to him, the organised Labour will soon commence actions against state governments that are yet to fully implement the 2019 National Minimum Wage law.

`This is in view of the rising wave of impunity in our workplaces and the actions of public sector employers, who are owing arrears or salaries, pensions and allowances, among others,” he said.

He also said that actions would be taken against private companies nationwide, that had turned their workplaces into platforms for lawlessness and de-humanisation of workers.

He also said that organised Labour was demanding that the privatisation of the electricity sector be reviewed in favour of Nigerians.

Osifo, however, said that the resumption and ramping up of the activities of kidnappers and bandits immediately after the elections should be quickly addressed

He also called on the Judiciary to purge itself and redeem democracy, by its handling of the various election petitions before it.

Osifo also said the Federal Government should not heed IMF’s advice on Tax increase, or all of its economic advisories, as they were poisonous to Nigeria’s economic health.

“We reiterate our preparedness to resist every action of the government to inflict suffering on Nigerian workers and masses.

“We will not allow our members to be turned mindlessly into beasts of burden any longer.

“We will stand together as workers and as a people to protect our rights to decent work and social justice,” he said.

Arewa community faults call for unconditional release of IPOB leader

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

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Africa Prudential shareholders laud consistent growth, approve 2022 dividend

Africa Prudential Plc shareholders have approved a dividend of 50k per share declared by the company for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2022.

The shareholders gave the approval at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company on Tuesday in Abuja.

Speaking at the meeting, Sir Olatunji Okelana, a shareholder, commended the company for its 10 years of consistent listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd.

Okelana attributed the company’s success in the nation’s capital market to the hard work of the board members.

He also commended the company for consistency in dividend payment in spite of the challenging environment.

He, however, called for more training of the company’s staff to meet up with the current technological trend.

Another shareholder, Mrs Bola Adetutu, called for improved women representation in the managerial roles of the company.

Mr Moses Igbrude, the National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, appealed to the company to look into the issue of unclaimed dividends with a view to reducing it.

Addressing the shareholders, Mrs Eniola Fadayomi, the Chairman of the company, said in spite of the challenging operating environment in 2022, the company posted gross earnings of N4.1 billion against N3.5 billion in the comparative period of 2021.

Fadayomi said the company recorded a profit before tax of N2.1 billion during the review period against N2 billion in 2021.

She said that the figure represented a year-on-year increase of eight per cent compared to the previous year.

The chairman said notwithstanding the Central Bank of Nigeria projection of a slower economy growth, the company was well positioned with its brand software portfolio to drive sustainable growth.

Mr Obong Idiong, the Managing Director of the company, said they were working with various regulators to address issues of unclaimed dividends.

Idiong said the company had adopted several approaches to tackle the unclaimed dividends challenge.

He added that the company had engaged the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, the Central Securities Clearing System and stockbrokers to collate legacy data of investors to tackle the unclaimed dividend scourge.

“We also conducted roadshows in various states across the country, where our representatives are physical present to create awareness and engage investors.

“In addition, we launched media campaigns to engage and connect with shareholders.

“We remain committed to exploring new strategies to provide value and support our shareholders.

”During the year, we achieved a total dividend payout of N200,313,678,173.00 which reflected a 98 per cent payout ratio within the initial four days, surpassing the 94 per cent payout ratio of the previous year.

”Our digital technology services have achieved remarkable revenue growth since their launch in 2019 with an exponential increase of 21.48 per cent from 2019 to 2022.

”In 2022, our digital technology services generated revenue of over N1.3 billion surpassing the one billion naira threshold,” Idiong said.

He said the company’s total assets stood at N19.2 billion, representing a 22 per cent growth over the 2021 financial year of N15.7 billion.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the company is a leading share registration and business solutions provider with over four decades experience in the country’s capital market.

Their business tentacles span across share registration services and digital technology services.

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

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Zambian SME Minister Describes Ethiopia’s Wheat, Avocado Production as Impressive

Zambian Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), Elias Mubanga said he was impressed by the wheat and avocado production in Ethiopia and urged African countries to come and visit the initiatives.

A total of 14 delegations comprising ministers and officials from Zambia, Niger, Tanzania and Cote d'Ivoire paid a visit to Ethiopia since last Sunday to look at the experiences of the Ethiopian agricultural development activities.

The visit is aimed at exchanging the best practices and experiences of Ethiopia in transforming agriculture, particularly wheat, avocado, and coffee developments in Ethiopia.

Zambian Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development and member of the delegation visiting the wheat and avocado in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, Elias Mubanga told ENA that he was impressed by the wheat and avocado development activities being carried out in the country.

He said he was impressed on how the unemployed youth who have just graduated from universities have come together to form up cooperatives and get into producing avocado.

“These have really impressed me and how they started creating jobs through this agricultural sector, particularly avocado production. I want to see if I can take it with me and duplicate it with the youth, especially the youth that just finished university,” according to the minister.

Most of the youth in Africa and globally when they finish university level, they want to be employed, he said, adding “this is a beautiful initiative by the Oromia region of Ethiopia.”

He emphasized that the young people came together to form up cooperative, form up companies and get into producing things like avocado and wheat production.

“We also looked at how farmers get into wheat production through irrigation and creating so much employment because that is my area of concentration of job creation through small and medium businesses,” Mubanga noted.

He applauded this success story of Ethiopia.

The Minister stressed that creating much job requires serious attention in all African countries, including my county Zambia.

“I think these initiatives [wheat and avocado production] are beautiful. If all African countries would have these initiatives, there would have no shortage of food in Africa. Africa should be a basket for food and then we will be able to export to Europe and other countries,” he added.

He urged African countries to come and visit the initiatives so that we can grow our food basket.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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Investors Impressed by Vast Market, Untapped Potential in Ethiopia

Foreign investors, who attended the recent Invest Ethiopia 2023 Forum in Addis Ababa, said the country's vast market and untapped investment potential has impressed them.

PowerLink Company CEO, Nur Hussien told ENA that Ethiopia is a country with lots of resources in energy, manpower, land and water. “That is why it will be the best destination for investment.”

According to the CEO, “all countries have their own positive and negative things. But in terms of investment, it is time now to invest in Ethiopia because there are 120 million people —consumers, and at the same time producers. This market is only enough for you, even if you are not exporting. Only the market of Ethiopia will make you to grow and double size your profit.”

Hussien believes that millions of investors will flood this country in the next two years. “When you come to this country, you are not coming only for investment. The life is very nice, the enjoyment, the tourism, the culture and the people, everything. That is why I think it will be the best destination.”

He, however, points out that a country always needs to have open policy. “If you see countries around Ethiopia, like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, all have open policy in terms of foreign currency, land and everything.

“So, if we go in that direction I think we will triple the economic growth of this country and easily make 20-30 billion USD in a short period of time from the current 4 billion USD Foreign Direct Investment.”

Hussien stated that his company is willing to have an office here and come to invest in this country. This is decided by the Board also; and we are coming in the energy sector and agricultural technology, he added.

Novafrica Developments General Manager, Marc Schneider said that he knows Ethiopia quite well and organized many conferences to explain about Ethiopia's investment, market, and potential to French companies.

“We have already organized last year many conferences just to explain to our French companies that the potential is there and market is very large. I think Ethiopia is the second most populace country in Africa and growth is in double digit. I am sure that many things will happen here in the coming years,” he elaborated.

Energy China Representative, Sun Jinlong said his company has been in Ethiopia for over 20 years since the construction of Tekezze Hydro Power Station.

We have taken a lot of projects like hydropower and water supply in the country; and still want expand our projects in construction and other investment areas, Jinlong stated.

“Ethiopia is a big country. We have industry in Ethiopia in areas of renewable energy and hydro power station, and some rural projects and cement as well as building materials.”

The representative said that he hopes more Chinese companies will come to Ethiopia “as we recommended friends and partners to invest in Ethiopia.”

According to him, the Invest Ethiopia 2023 Forum was very important as it helps to know Ethiopia more in terms of investment opportunity in the country.

The forum, which concluded last week, was held with the aim of enabling the participants explore and unlock investment opportunities in Ethiopia. It brought together investors, business leaders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from around the world.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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Nigerian Delegation Visiting Ethiopia to Share Wheat Production Successes

A Nigerian delegation led by Vice President-Elect, Kahim Sheltima has discussed with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture on ways to sharing the successful achievements that Ethiopia has been registering in wheat production.

It is to be recalled that Ethiopia has become wheat exporter shifting from being wheat importer.

Officials of the Ministry briefed the Nigerian delegation about Ethiopia’s wheat and other agricultural development successes.

The delegation was also briefed about Ethiopia’s endeavor to improve productivity based on its own varieties of wheat seedlings with a view to ensuring self-sufficient.

It was indicated during the occasion that Ethiopia has now managed to fulfill its domestic demand and even started to export the bumper harvest of wheat.

Speaking with ENA, Nigeria's Vice President-Elect, Kashim Sheltima, said he came to learn from Ethiopia's success in wheat production.

The discussion with officials of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, has enabled the Nigerian delegation to understand that what Ethiopia is doing in the field is admirable, he said adding Nigeria wants to emulate Ethiopia’s success in wheat production.

He said that Ethiopia used to import wheat from abroad; however he added that due to the political commitment demonstrated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government to strengthen domestic wheat development, the country has currently become wheat self-sufficient.

Nigeria, which has a population of over 220 million, spends over two billion USD per annum on importing wheat, according to the vice president elect.

Therefore, he said, his delegation came to learn from Ethiopia on ways to increase Nigeria’s wheat production.

"Ethiopia, a couple of years ago was importer of wheat, due to the high level of political commitment by PM Abiy Ahmed and his team Ethiopia has become independent of wheat importation. With over 220 million people the Nigerian Nation spending two billion USD every year to importing wheat and we are here to learn from African brothers from Ethiopian brothers on how to scale up the cultivation of wheat in Nigeria."

According to him, Ethiopia's success in wheat production is a good experience not only for Africans but also for developing countries across the globe.

"Ethiopia is a success story on wheat production not only in Africa but is the whole of the developing world. We learn from you. We will get back home and replicate your success story in the next two, three years we also get out of ourselves from dependency of wheat importation."

Africans should work in cooperation and coordination to become self-sufficient in food production, he pointed out.

The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Girma Amente, on his part, said the improvement that Ethiopia has achieved over the last five years in the agricultural sector can be a good example to the rest of Africa.

For us, it is a great success that African brothers are coming to Ethiopia to share our experience rather than from other developed countries, he added.

He further said that Ethiopia is ready to provide professional, training and other support to brotherly countries from its experience.

"Previously, we Africans mostly visit Asia to share experiences. The idea of 'African Solution to African Problems could be applied to all areas including agriculture. Therefore, for those who believe to emulate our experience and success it will work for them too."

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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UN Supports Reconstruction, Rehabilitation Projects to Sustain Peace: Deputy Secretary General

The United Nations Deputy Secretary General (UNDSG) Amina J. Mohammed, said, the United Nations is committed to support the full implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.

Amina, who paid courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, earlier today said the UN supports the reconstruction and rehabilitation projects to sustain and consolidate the peace.

UN is encouraged by the progress so far and commended all actors for their contributions which is beacon of peace in Africa, she noted.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, on his part, said the government is committed to peace and underscored the fact that Ethiopia has embarked on new peace trajectory.

He also called upon the international community to scale up its support.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency