Prime minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee also cited the efforts of Abiy and other stakeholders “working for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the east and northeast African regions”. Less comfortableAt the Imperial Palace Abiy exuded energy as he showed those heads of states around the smart grounds, landscaped with funding from the United Arab Emirates. By mid-morning, Addis Ababa police sergeants were congregating at cafes while their charges remained in the back of pickup trucks. “People will be pleased about the Nobel but disappointed about the protest being banned,” Beles Yohannes (64) says outside a cafe near the square.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2019 00:00 UTC