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Peak Web October 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech on October 16 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said women were “less corrupt [than men]” and could bring change in the country. This push for equal representation is part of Abiy’s reform plan. Several female ministers will oversee key ministries such as the intelligence agencies. Abiy also reduced the 28 ministries to 20. He has pushed through reforms in Ethiopia…
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Racing towards space with the Tourist Company
EIC June 3, 2016The Tourist Company, from the Lower Mainland, released their second EP entitled Mercury on April 29, and hosted a release party at the Biltmore Cabaret on May 26. The new record follows the same space-theme as their 2014 release, Space…
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