Ethiopia: New ministers

Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn has named Sileshi Bekele as new minister of water, irrigation and electricity. An ethnic Oromo with a background in hydraulics, he had recently been working with the Ethiopian embassy in New York in rallying diaspora Ethiopians to mobilise support for science and maths education in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian News Agency said. He was previously a lecturer and dean at Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, and worked for several international water resources organisations. Motuma Mekassa, the previous minister, has moved to the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Resources.