South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa and star athlete Caster Semenya, Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt’s football star Mohamed Salah were named among the most influential persons in the world for the year 2019. Globally acclaimed American magazine, TIME named Abiy and Ramaphosa were named in the leaders category, while Semenya and Salah were named in the icons and titans categories respectively. But however it is addressed, Semenya will have already made a singular historical contribution to our understanding of biological sex. What TIME ’s John Oliver said about SalahMo Salah is a better human being than he is a football player. For all that, Ramaphosa has kept his characteristic chuckle and his knack for focusing on the bigger picture.

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2019 04:52 UTC