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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 25

    Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia's first female president https://bbc.in/2ESkoRA pic.twitter.com/HFHP6Jl2Xo

    1:23 AM - 25 Oct 2018
    • 3,653 Retweets
    • 5,614 Likes
    • Siseko Soga Gxarha Young Sheikh Mohammed Tah Basil Papá Natalie Caesar violetwords Nicola Fackel Yared Yilma ASTROWORLD
    83 replies 3,653 retweets 5,614 likes
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      2. David West‏ @arsenalcode Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And just like that, they have doubled the rate of their development progress.

        1 reply 9 retweets 74 likes
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      2. Sandrah Charity‏ @Sandrah07839880 Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Just like,OoooooMy such countries!, but God what did we Ugandans do to you?,for getting us like that! 😢😥sorry Ethiopia I'm happy for you but jealousy at the same time 😟

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
      3. Mirage  🇺🇬‏ @MiraagiA Oct 25
        Replying to @Sandrah07839880 @DamalieKatrah @BBCAfrica

        Ceremonial president! The head of state is PM! It's not exciting

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Sandrah Charity‏ @Sandrah07839880 Oct 25
        Replying to @MiraagiA @DamalieKatrah @BBCAfrica

        How I wish we (Ugandans) get a 'ceremonial' one for once like Ethiopia!

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      5. Mirage  🇺🇬‏ @MiraagiA Oct 25
        Replying to @Sandrah07839880 @DamalieKatrah @BBCAfrica

        We have had a lady vp one time, so it's not new. In Ethiopia, a president is appointed like any other minister. We have lady ministers here in UG! So stop wishing what you have

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Zack Njoka‏ @znjoka Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The new PM is overdoing it. But the lady is very pretty.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Lil shizzy‏ @SharonPhiri18 Oct 25
        Replying to @znjoka @BBCAfrica

        what does her physical appearance have to do with her being president

        1 reply 0 retweets 19 likes
      4. Zack Njoka‏ @znjoka Oct 25
        Replying to @SharonPhiri18 @BBCAfrica

        I have just complemented her looks. What's wrong with that?

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. sadick faraji‏ @sadofaraji Oct 25
        Replying to @znjoka @SharonPhiri18 @BBCAfrica

        Cause its not our subject at least today

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      6. Zack Njoka‏ @znjoka Oct 25
        Replying to @sadofaraji @SharonPhiri18 @BBCAfrica

        Ohhh!! Wake me up when the lesson of compliments begin

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Lil shizzy‏ @SharonPhiri18 Oct 25
        Replying to @znjoka @sadofaraji @BBCAfrica

        l hope your feelings are not hurt but reducing a woman to her looks even if you are trying to be nice is one of the reasons there has never been a female president before, just take this as a learning experience and keep it pushing

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Aigle D'Afrique‏ @AdamXIV Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        She is not the firstpic.twitter.com/qJm5JRg6gZ

        2 replies 3 retweets 13 likes
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      2. Eric surungai  🇰🇪‏ @ericsurungai Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KambuaLilyan

        Its time we trust women in leadership positions. Men have let us down in most cases.

        2 replies 3 retweets 21 likes
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      2. Yasirah يسيرة‏ @Tweetee_Bug Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If it's a "ceremonial" position, does she actually have any real power, authority, or ability to influence state decisions? If not, then no gains have really been made in terms of female representation in government but nonetheless a beautiful symbolic gesture by #Ethiopia🙌

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Besmam‏ @enatuhnn Oct 25
        Replying to @Tweetee_Bug @BBCAfrica

        Defenses and security ministers are both female, these are one of the most important roles in gov.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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