https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/rwanda-cabinet-women-gender-balance-government-africa-ethiopia-a8592461.html
The east African nation announced that women now make up half of the slimmed-down, 26-seat Cabinet.
It joins a handful of countries, mostly European, where women make up 50 percent or more of ministerial positions, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations (UN) Women.
How Rwanda rose to top of the world for women’s representation
The country has received international recognition for female representation in government, with women making up 61 percent of parliament members.
Ethiopia’s move this week was the latest in a series of dramatic political and economic reforms under prime minister Abiy Ahmed, who took office in April.
Mr Abiy reportedly told politicians that women are less corrupt than men.
“A higher number of women in decision-making roles have led to a decrease in gender discrimination and gender-based crimes,” Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said on Friday in remarks to judicial officials.