A peace accord between Abiy and his Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki, formally ended a 20-year military standoff that followed Eritrea’s secession from Ethi­o­pia in 1993. As many as 100,000 people were killed between 1998 and 2000 when a border dispute flared into an all-out war. ADAbiy has also made bold moves to broker peace in neighboring Sudan and South Sudan, both beset by civil conflict. AD“No doubt some people will think this year’s prize is being awarded too early,” Reiss-Andersen said in her announcement of the prize. ADAbiy is the third sitting head of government from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and F.W.

Source: Ethiopian News October 11, 2019 09:00 UTC