Why I nominated Abiy Ahmed for the Nobel Peace Prize
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![A picture of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is displayed at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, October 11, 2019 [Reuters] A picture of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed](/images/doc/images/articles/2019/191014-2019-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-abiy-ahmed.jpg)
The prize not only acknowledges the Ethiopian prime minister's commitment to peace, but encourages him to do more.
By Awol K Allo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 100th Nobel Peace Prize to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali, for "his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation" and for his "decisive initiative" to end the long-running military stalemate with neighbouring Eritrea.
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