This is truly the year for the woman across the world as evident by the appointment of Ethiopia’s firt female president, Sahle-Work Zewde. This is an exciting time in Ethiopia. Read the full article from CNN in Lagos, Nigeria.
Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed the country’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, in a move hailed as setting a new standard for women in the East African nation, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff announced Thursday.
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) – Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed the country’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, in a move hailed as setting a new standard for women in the East African nation, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff announced Thursday.
Sahle-Work, 69, has served since June as the United Nation’s special representative to the African Union as an under-secretary-general. She also has held top diplomatic posts representing Ethiopia in France and Djibouti.
“In a patriarchal society such as ours, the appointment of a female head of state not only sets the standard for the future but also normalises women as decision-makers in public life,” tweeted Fitsum Arega, the top aide to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who leads Ethiopia’s government and policy.
In a historic move, the two Houses has elected Ambassador Shalework Zewde as the next President of #Ethiopia. She is the first female head of state in modern Ethiopia. A career diplomat & senior official at the UN, she brings the right competence & experience to the office.
