It was awarded to the Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed Ali is the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner. "For his efforts in achieving peace and international cooperation and in particular for his decisive initiatives to resolve the conflicts along the border with Eritrea", the motivations of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for the choice of the prime minister of the 'Ethiopia.
Ahmed became his country's prime minister in 2018 and signed a peace treaty with neighboring Eritrea, with which Ethiopia had officially been at war since 1998, ending a bloody conflict that had been going on for XNUMX years. In domestic politics, he freed political prisoners, re-established dialogue with exiled opponents, tried to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social justice.
Ethiopia”it is proud as a nationof the awarding of the prize, the prime minister's office said.
Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of the Norwegian Nobel committee, "hopes that the Peace Prize will strengthen Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in his important work for peace and reconciliation". "A peaceful, stable and successful Ethiopia will have many positive side effects and will help strengthen fraternity among the nations and peoples of the region."
