Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize


Reuters | Addis Ababa | Updated: 11-10-2019 14:37 IST | Created: 11-10-2019 14:32 IST
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility.

The prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns, or around $900,000, will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.

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