Ethiopian on Tuesday unveiled a downsized cabinet where, in a first, half the members are women, a top said. Women occupy key positions in the 20-member cabinet that includes a newly created to oversee the and intelligence agencies, Abiy's said. "Women are assigned to run key ministerial portfolios including ministries of Peace, Trade and Industry, and Defence," he tweeted. The previous cabinet had 28 ministers, of which only five were women. The shakeup is the latest in a series of dramatic reforms implemented by Abiy since he took office in April after more than two years of anti-government unrest that contributed to his predecessor's sudden resignation.

Source: Ethiopian News October 16, 2018 12:22 UTC