The Supreme Court Judge was nominated by the judges’ professional association, which was part of a protest movement that helped oust Bashir in April. The other female chief justices on the African continent include;EthiopiaEthiopia’s reformist prime minister, Abiy Ahmed appointed the country’s first female chief justice, Meaza Ashenafi in November last year. Dr. Mathilda Twomey is the 7th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles. LesothoAppointed chief justice of Lesotho in 2014, Nthomeng Justina Majara is the first woman to hold this office. She has been temporarily replaced by another woman, Maseforo Mahase as the acting Chief Justice.

Source: Ethiopian News October 11, 2019 06:00 UTC