Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize
by Jason Burke and Jon Henley from World news | The Guardian on (#4SARZ)
Award recognises efforts for peace, in particular in resolving Eritrea border conflict
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, who forged a peace deal with Eritrea last year, has won the 2019 Nobel peace prize.
The award recognised Abiy's "efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea", said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Norwegian Nobel committee's chair.
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