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

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 »