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Taye Atske Selassie becomes new Ethiopian president

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Ethiopia's Parliament votes Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country's new president. [AFP]

Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country's new president -- a largely ceremonial role -- leaving Africa with only one female head of state.

Atske Selassie replaced Sahle-Work Zewde, 74, a respected former diplomat who had served as president since 2018.

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