Fri 11 October 2019:
Oslo: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country’s conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee said.
Abiy was honoured “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea,” the jury said.
Earlier, names flying around include 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and activists in Hong Kong.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute could also choose to acknowledge United Nations’ World Food Program, or the joint leadership of two prime ministers – Greece’s Alexis Tsipras and North Macedonia’s Zoran Zaev – who brought an end to 30 years of acrimony between their nations.
Outsiders include Davi Kopenawa, a spokesman for the rights of a Brazilian indigenous tribe, and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Since 1901, 99 Nobel Peace Prizes have been handed out, to individuals and 24 organizations. While the other prizes are announced in Stockholm, the peace prize is awarded in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
