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Evangelical Prime Minister of Ethiopia Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Will Maule : Oct 15, 2019
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"The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes the peace agreement will help to bring about positive change for the entire populations of Ethiopia and Eritrea." -Norwegian Nobel Committee

[Faithwire.com] The evangelical Prime Minister of Ethiopia has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to "achieve peace and international cooperation." (Screengrab image: via Daily Motion / Zoomin English)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a devout Christian and the youngest head of state in Africa, has been heralded for his efforts to bring forward a peace agreement with neighboring Eritrea. The two countries had been embroiled in a territory-based political and military standoff for some 20 years following the Eritrean-Ethiopian War of 1998-2000—a conflict that claimed the lives of some 100,000 people.

The 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia peace summit took place just three months after Ahmed was sworn into office—a staggering political achievement considering the decades of frustration that international peacekeeping missions have experienced in their attempts to appease the border disagreements.

The peace agreement, signed by Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, brought a formal end to the border conflict between both countries, restored their diplomatic relations and opened up the two countries' borders to each other for the free movement of people, goods and services... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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