ADDIS ABABA, Aug.18 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Sunday.

--Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta will attend the forgiveness, unity and peace festival scheduled to take place in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8.

Organizing committee of the festival led by former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, who is the patron of the committee, met President Kenyatta at the State House on Friday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

--The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said it has registered 17.9 billion Birr gross profit during the 2018/19 fiscal year. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

--The World Tourism Forum has announced awarding the 2019 World Tourism Award for 'Leader in Tourism' to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The Prime Minister is named winner of the award for his outstanding and exemplary efforts to improve and advance the tourism industry in Ethiopia. (FBC)

--The Transitional Military Council and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) have signed the final power-sharing deal in Khartoum this afternoon.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing ceremony of the peace deal brokered by Ethiopia and the African Union (AU). (FBC) Enditem

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