Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the only female president in Africa following the replacement of Ethiopia's Sahle-Work Zewde. Zewde, who served as Ethiopia's first female president since 2018, was replaced by former Foreign Minister Taye Astike Selassie after reportedly falling out with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia's parliament approved the appointment of a new president Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, to replace Zewde.
The title is largely ceremonial role as political power lies with the prime minister - currently Abiy Ahmed.
Zewde had reportedly fallen out with Abiy in recent years.
The prime minister's backing of her initial appointment in 2018 was hailed as a breakthrough for gender equality in Ethiopian politics.
On Saturday, Zewde posted a brief and somewhat cryptic message on X, external, implying she was unhappy as a result of staying silent for the past year.
Sources close to the 74-year-old told BBC Amharic she had not been happy for some time and was eagerly awaiting the end of her term, due later this month.
During her presidency, she made several calls for peace across the country, though she was criticised for not talking more about the gender-based violence during the two-year civil war in Tigray. But it is believed she was concerned about the current conflicts in Oromia and Amhara regions.
In Amhara, federal forces have been fighting a local militia, which has led to hundreds of deaths and security forces being accused of committing crimes against humanity.
President Taye, 68, an experienced diplomat having served at the UN and in Egypt, is considered close to Abiy. He was sworn in in front of MPs on Monday.