ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia — On Tuesday, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a new cabinet that is half female, in an unprecedented push for gender parity in Africa’s second-most ...

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister ... and significantly increasing the influence of women in Ethiopian political and community life.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed women to half of his government's ministerial posts, including the job of defence minister. Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament ...