The two houses of the Ethiopian parliament on Monday, October 7, appointed Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie, 68, as the new president.

The appointment followed the end of the term of the current president, Sahle-Work Zewde, after six years of service as the country's head of state.

Taye, it is reported, becomes the fifth president since Ethiopia adopted its current constitution in 1995. He can serve a maximum of two six-year terms.