Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize

Abiy Ahmed was awarded for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with Eritrea.

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2019 | Twitter | @NobelPrize

Oslo: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country’s conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee said.

Abiy was honoured “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea,” the jury said.