The appointment of a new president to succeed Sahle-Work Zewde, the nation’s first female head of state, has been confirmed by the parliament of Ethiopia.
Since February, Taye Astike Selassie has served as foreign minister, assuming a primarily ceremonial function. In Ethiopia, political power belongs with the prime minister – now Abiy Ahmed.
It was said that Sahle-Work and Abiy had a falling out in the last few years.
Her first appointment in 2018 was supported by the prime minister, which was regarded as a significant advancement for female equality in Ethiopian politics.
Sahle-Work hinted that she was dissatisfied with herself for remaining silent for the previous year in a succinct and rather mysterious remark that she put on X on Saturday.
She issued numerous appeals for peace throughout the nation while serving as president, however she came under fire for her lack of discussion of gender-based violence that occurred during Tigray’s two-year civil war. However, it’s thought that she wasn’t thrilled with the ongoing hostilities in the Amhara and Oromia regions.
Federal forces and a local militia have been engaged in combat in Amhara, resulting in hundreds of fatalities and accusations of crimes against humanity against the security forces.
President Taye, 68, is regarded as close to Abiy. He is an accomplished diplomat who has worked in Egypt and at the UN. On Monday, he was sworn in in front of MPs.
With Sahle-Work’s succession, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is now the only female head of state in Africa.
source: BBC
