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Ethiopia swears in country’s first female supreme court president

Meaza Ashenafi the first woman to be appointed as Ethiopia's Supreme Court president. [Courtesy]

Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to achieve gender parity in government.

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