Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country’s new president — a largely ceremonial role — leaving Africa with only one female head of state. Atske Selassie replaced Sahle-Work Zewde, 74, a respected former diplomat who had served as president since 2018. That leaves Tanzania as the only African country with a woman as president, Samia Suluhu Hassan. Taye, 68, becomes the fifth president since Ethiopia adopted its current constitution in 1995. He was appointed to the foreign ministry only in February and has previously served as ambassador to the United Nations and Egypt.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2024 14:49 UTC