Meaza Ashenafi, the president of Ethiopia’s Supreme Court, and Solomon Areda, her deputy, have abruptly resigned.
No justification has yet been offered.
The appointment of Judge Meaza, a former advocate for women’s rights, as president of the Supreme Court in 2018 was viewed as a sign of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reformist agenda.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s she was a judge in Ethiopia’s high court. Later, she founded the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association to help women in need of legal advice.
One of the most famous cases in which she was involved was made into a movie, with Hollywood star Angelina Jolie serving as executive producer.
She has been replaced as Supreme Court president by Tewodros Mihret, a legal academic, whose appointment was approved by the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
appointment was approved by the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
Ms Meaza (L) worked on a famous case which inspired a Hollywood film produced by Angelina Jolie (R)
