Friday, October 11, 2019

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Ending 20-Year War With Eritria



DW: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

The award, worth almost a million dollars, has been given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He received the prize for his efforts in making peace with Eritrea after years of conflict and tensions.

Announcing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his peacemaking efforts, speaking of "his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea."

Ethiopia and Eritrea restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility. The two sides fought a border war from 1998 to 2000.

Abiy said he was "humbled and thrilled" to win the prize.

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WNU Editor: He deserved it.

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