The Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday approved a new cabinet formed by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn after he promised to address concerns of inadequate representation of other regions in government. Only nine out of the 30 previous ministers retained their positions in the new government that has only three women represented. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stated that the appointment was done on the basis of competences and commitments. Meanwhile, former Foreign Minister, Tedros Adhanom, is out of the government to focus on his campaign for the post of Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Anti-government protests since November 2015 expended from the Oromo Region to Amhara after continued calls against dominance of minority Tigreans at key positions in the government and security forces.

Source: Ethiopian News November 01, 2016 13:30 UTC