As we welcome Ethiopia's first female President Sahle Zewde we must also remember her historical predecessor. Empress Zewditu was the first female head of an internationally recognized state and was both the first and last Empress regnant of the Ethiopian Empire, writes This is Africa.
Newly appointed President Sahle-Work Zewde said: "If the reforms started, are led in equal measure by both men and women, the country will soon forget poverty and backwardness, and move toward prosperity". Zewde was appointed days after 50% of the government's top ministerial positions was filled by women, including the new defence minister.
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Ethiopia's President Mulatu Teshome has resigned - and the Addis Standard reports on Twitter that Sahle-Work Zewde, the United Nations Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union, has been sworn in as the newest incumbent in the largely ceremonial role.
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