In 2017 there was only one African on the Forbes list of 100 Most powerful women. Same is the case for 2018 with Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde, being the lone African. What Forbes wrote about #97 Sahle-Work ZewdeIn October 2018, Sahle-Work Zewde became Ethiopia’s first woman president and the only serving female head of state in Africa. The appointment joins a series of unprecedented shifts as part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reforms focused on easing government control. Forbes 100 women: Top 10 rankingAccording to the latest ranking the German chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked the most powerful woman.

Source: Ethiopian News December 07, 2018 01:52 UTC