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Ethiopian parliament chooses first female president
Sahle-Work Zewde promised to focus on gender equality and promoting peace.
Ethiopia's Sahle-Work Zewde promised to focus on gender equality and promoting peace. What's behind the high rate of people taking their own lives in Namibia? Human urine bricks invented by South African students. Also, Uganda's first Buddhist monk says everyone can be one.
Photo: Sahle-Work Zewde walks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after being elected as Ethiopia's first female President. Getty Images
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