Ethiopia's parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country's first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde. Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, has taken up the largely ceremonial role. In Ethiopia, political power lies with the prime minister - currently Abiy Ahmed.

Ethiopia’s parliament voted Taye Atske Selassie as the nation’s new president, a largely ceremonial position previously held by Sahle-Work Zewde.Most Read from BloombergUrban Heat Stress Is Another Disparity in the World’s Most Unequal NationSingapore Ends 181 Years of Horse Racing to Make Way for HomesFrom Cleveland to Chicago,

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde left office on Monday, weeks after speculation swirled around her tenure. Ethiopia’s Federal House of People’s Representatives voted in Taye Atske Selassie, a former envoy to the UN who was appointed foreign minister earlier this year, as the new President.

The new president says Ethiopia will work to strengthen relationship with neighboring countries in all sectors

Selassie Ethiopia's Minister for Foreign Affairs has been elected by Ethiopia's parliament to become the next head of state. He replaces Sahle-Work Zewde. The role of president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ius largely ceremonial.

Selassie replaced Sahle-Work Zewde, who had been in office since 2018, but had come under fire for her perceived silence on ongoing conflicts in various parts of Ethiopia

Long serving diplomat, Ambassador Taye Atske has been sworn in as the new President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. He was sworn in on Monday during a joint session of the House of People's Representatives (HoPR) and the House of Federation (HoF).

Sahle-Work Zewde, a former diplomat who became Ethiopia's first female in 2018, has been replaced by the foreign minister, Taye Atskeselassie.