{"id":36968,"date":"2024-10-07T14:44:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ethiopia-president-replaced-after-falling-out-with-pm\/07\/10\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T14:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:44:33","slug":"ethiopia-president-replaced-after-falling-out-with-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ethiopia-president-replaced-after-falling-out-with-pm\/07\/10\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia president replaced after falling out with PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ethiopia’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country’s first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde.<\/p>\n

Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, has taken up the largely ceremonial role. In Ethiopia, political power lies with the prime minister – currently Abiy Ahmed.<\/p>\n

Sahle-Work had reportedly fallen out with Abiy in recent years.<\/p>\n

The prime minister’s backing of her initial appointment in 2018 was hailed as a breakthrough for gender equality<\/a> in Ethiopian politics.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Sahle-Work posted a brief and somewhat cryptic message on X<\/a>, implying she was unhappy as a result of staying silent for the past year.<\/p>\n

Sources close to the 74-year-old told BBC Amharic she had not been happy for some time and was eagerly awaiting the end of her term, due later this month.<\/p>\n

During her presidency, she made several calls for peace across the country, though she was criticised for not talking more about the gender-based violence during the two-year civil war in Tigray. But it is believed she was concerned about the current conflicts in Oromia and Amhara regions.<\/p>\n

In Amhara, federal forces have been fighting a local militia, which has led to hundreds of deaths and security forces being accused of committing crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

President Taye, 68, an experienced diplomat having served at the UN and in Egypt, is considered close to Abiy. He was sworn in in front of MPs on Monday.<\/p>\n

The replacement of Sahle-Work means that Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is currently Africa’s only female head of state.<\/p>\n

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