Ethiopia

Freweini Mebrahtu, an Ethiopian woman who studied chemical engineering in the US, designed and patented a reusable menstrual pad in 2005. Together with her team, she sells more than 80% of the pads she manufactures to non-governmental organizations that distribute them to girls in Ethiopia for free. Because of her work in ending the cultural …

The 43-year-old African leader of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the 20-year conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Norwegian Nobel Committee lauded Ahmed’s conviction to put an end to the war that ravaged the Horn of Africa. Abiy was among the Nobel Peace Prize crowd favorites …