PM Abiy visit, inaugurates ‘Quality Village’
Following the visit, PM Abiy said that “this critical institution is designed to catalyze the competitiveness of our local products in global markets and enhance our participation in global value chains.”
The ‘Quality Village’ is set to become one among the leading national institutions built to play a pivotal role in strengthening the country’s export capabilities and ensuring competitiveness in the international arena.
The village, which includes affiliated institutions in one place, is equipped with modern facilities, technological developments and well trained human power. Following the visitit the infrastructure and activities of the village, PM Abiy officially inaugurated it.
Before inaugurating the ‘Quality Village’, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) visited and reviewed the developed National Quality Infrastructure Village, in the capital. PM Abiy, First Lady Zinash Tayachew, Ministers and senior government officials attended the visit, before officially inaugurating it.
– National Rehabilitation Commission commences DDR Program
National Rehabilitation Commission of Ethiopia officially started the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program on November 21, 2024. The first round, to be implemented for the coming four months, aims to reintegrate 75,000 former combatants in Tigray region. During the first day, some 320 combatants handover their armaments to join the rehabilitation centers.
-AU, ENDF representatives attends the commencement of DDR
As the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) started the DDR program, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the African Union (AU) representatives attended the program. The ENDF started receiving the armaments and the African Union attended the program to oversee the DDR program through its Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mission to ensure compliance and transparency.
The DDR is part of the Pretoria Agreement designed to disarm and rehabilitate non-ENDF former combatants to ensure peace and security of the country.
BY DARGIE KAHSAY
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SUNDAY EDITION 24 NOVEMBER 2024
