Nobel Peace Prize – PM Abiy Ahmed

The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was praised for his contribution to improving relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali won for his efforts at ending a border conflict and promoting regional peace

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One of Abiy’s biggest achievements since coming to power in April last year was the peace deal signed three months later, which ended a nearly 20-year military stalemate with Eritrea following their 1998-2000 border war.

Abiy has also pushed through reforms at home, dramatically changing the atmosphere in what was regarded as a repressive state. His public renunciation of past abuses drew a line between his administration and those of his predecessors, as did the appointment of former dissidents and large numbers of women to senior roles.