Issued on: 30/10/2019 – 14:57

By: Annette Young Follow

One year ago, Ethiopia appointed its first-ever female president, Sahle-Work Zewde. But in a country confronting deadly ethnic clashes and facing deeply-entrenched poverty, how far can the government truly advance gender equality? Annette Young talks to Africa’s sole female head-of-state about the challenges that lie ahead for the continent’s second most populous nation. Advertising

Interview recorded on October 9 in Addis Ababa.