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Women’s rights activist named to head Ethiopia’s Supreme Court in new reform

ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia — In Ethiopia’s latest move to empower women, the country’s parliament on Thursday installed as Supreme Court president a women’s rights activist whose achievements were championed in a movie promoted by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. pic.twitter.com/E9ZNtpp6GB — Fitsum Arega (@fitsumaregaa) November 1, 2018

Meaza has been an adviser on gender and women's rights at the UN Economic Commission for Africa based in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa.
Meaza Ashenafi becomes the first woman in Ethiopia's history to preside over the Supreme Court.