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Ethiopia appoints Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ethiopia-president-sahle-work-zewde-female-woman-gender-equality-feminism-a8602566.html A week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia filled half his new Cabinet with women in a radical overhaul, the country’s parliament took another step towards gender parity Thursday by appointing the country’s first female president. Sahle-Work Zewde, 68, a seasoned diplomat who has held positions in the United Nations and worked in peacekeeping operations in Africa, accepted… Read more »

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed furthers gender representation in Ethiopian government by electing the nation’s first female President

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Abiy Ahmed, the progressive Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has made major changes to the African state in the last two months. In mid-October, Ahmed filled half of Parliment’s seats with women in an effort to combat Ethiopia’s long-standing patriarchy. More recently, Ahmed elected the nation’s first female president Sahle-Work Zewde, former Peacekeeper of the United Nations. Prime Minister Ahmed has… Read more »