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Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian prime minister [Photo:Courtesy]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reshuffled his cabinet making structural changes in the executive. Part of the changes include the downsizing of the cabinet and increasing the number of women in the cabinet following a vote by the legislature.
“His Excellency PM Abiy Ahmed has formed a new cabinet. He downsized the number of ministerial positions to 20. Women compose 50% of the new cabinet. Women are assigned to run key ministerial portfolios including ministries of Peace, Trade and Industry, and Defense,” tweeted Fitsum Arega, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff.
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