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Reuters: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Published Oct. 11, 2019 at 12:40 pm

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 12, 2019 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivers a speech during a meeting with French President in Addis Ababa. - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee announced in Oslo on October 11, 2019.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 11 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.