Dear Commons,

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed for his  efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.  As reported by the BBC.

“After becoming prime minister in April 2018, Mr Ahmed introduced massive liberalizing reforms to Ethiopia, shaking up what was an extremely tightly controlled nation.

He freed thousands of opposition activists from jail and allowed exiled dissidents to return home. Most importantly, he signed a peace deal with Ethiopia’s neighbour Eritrea, ending a two-decade conflict.

But his reforms also lifted the lid on Ethiopia’s ethnic tensions, and the resulting violence forced some 2.5 million people from their homes.

Since taking power, Ahmed has also championed the role of women in politics. He appointed women to half of his country’s 20 ministerial posts in government, including the country’s first female defense minister.”

Most deserving!

Tony

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