Prime Minister Abiy launches Niin Lee Palm Spring Lodge project in Afar Region

Addis Ababa, October 28, 2023 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched the Niin Lee Palm Spring Lodge project in Afar Region earlier today, the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed.

The project is said to be part of the ‘DineForGenerations’ initiative, according to the PM office.

Moreover, the Niin Lee Palm Spring Lodge project is also one of seven tourism destinations to be built through the third ‘Dine’ Prime Ministerial initiative.

It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, alongside his ministerial delegation, have arrived in Afar region this morning to review the development initiatives and to officially launch summer wheat production in the region.

Accordingly, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the Afar Bentonite Mineral Mining and Production Factory in Warenso woreda. Bentonite is a natural mineral considered a “miracle mud” and “clay of a thousand uses,” with its application in the making of ceramics, paint and other uses.

Capping off his visit to Afar region, the Prime Minister launched a prospective tourism destination project, Niin Lee Palm Spring Lodge project.

Furthermore, the Office of the Prime Minister also disclosed that the community is getting prepared to cultivate summer wheat on 8,000 hectares of land this summer in Dubti Woreda, Afar region. Similarly, Ethiopia is also preparing to cultivate over 3 million hectares of summer wheat this Ethiopian year.

Commonly known for pastoralism and prior sidelined in provision of agricultural inputs, the Afar region is now progressing greatly in national agricultural productivity of wheat, cotton, bananas and many other goods.