heads of state

Sahle-Work Zewde began her life as a professional life as a diplomat for Ethiopia, serving as the African nation’s ambassador to France and other nations. Last week, she was named as Ethiopia’s first woman president and is the lone current female head of state across the continent of Africa. Sahle-Work was born February 21, 1950 […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers unanimously elected the country’s first female president on Thursday, days after approving one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” Cabinets as the country’s dramatic reforms continue. As seasoned diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde assumed the largely ceremonial post, many celebrated Africa’s only current female head of state. The continent’s first female […]

On the 2014 Fantastic Voyage, don’t expect to see President Barack Obama, Russian president Vladimir Putin, or German chancellor Angela Merkel on the ship. No, the Heads of State that will be onboard the Carnival Conquest will be the kind that can sing. That means you can expect Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant […]