Africa News of Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Source: bbc.com
The authorities in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa plan to distribute hundreds of thousands of loaves of bread for free as part of celebrations to mark the Ethiopian new year, 2013.
The one-day treat, on Monday 7 September, will start five days of celebration to mark the last month of the Ethiopian calendar.
Back in June, the government unveiled a huge bakery on the outskirts of the capital.
Officials say it has the capacity to produce two million mid-size loaves of bread a day.
A government official shared a video of the Sheger bakery in operation during the launch.
Today the Sheger Bakery factory is going through testing. Look at the pace of these machines! Testing & monitoring will be completed in the next few weeks & then we are finally in production!!! Expected capacity is 2 million loaves???? per day! So proud of our team! #FeedAddis pic.twitter.com/B82Y8hHvEO
— Takele Uma Banti (@TakeleUma) June 18, 2020