A former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia’s electoral board.
Birtukan Mideksa is the latest significant appointment of a woman to a key public office.
Ms Birtukan returned to Ethiopia earlier this month after seven years in exile in the US.
She was among dozens of opposition leaders jailed after the disputed elections of 2005 that led to the deaths of hundreds of people.
The BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza in the capital Addis Ababa says she faces a key challenge in restoring faith in an electoral board that has constantly faced accusations of being manipulated by the state – and will oversee elections in May 2020.
