Ethiopia's new supreme court president Meaza AshenafiEthiopia's parliament today swore in the country's first female supreme court president, adding to the 10 women ministers and state president. New supreme court president, prominent rights campaigner Meaza Ashenafi, recently served as an adviser on women's rights at the Addis Ababa-based United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Last week, the Horn of Africa country named Sahle-Work Zewde to the largely ceremonial post of president, also the first woman to hold that post. In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers picked career diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde, 68, to replace Mulatu Teshome who resigned in unclear circumstances. Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde with reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Source: Ethiopian News November 01, 2018 17:12 UTC