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Nobel peace prize: Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 award – as it happened
Abiy wins award for outstanding contribution to peace for his work in bringing to an end more than 20 years of conflict with neighbouring Eritrea
Full report: Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel peace prize
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Nobel peace prize is announced – watch live
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Fri 11 Oct 2019 07.39 EDTFirst published on Fri 11 Oct 2019 04.25 EDT
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18h agoNobel committee release recording of Abiy Ahmed accepting award
20h agoEthiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed wins the 2019 Nobel peace prize
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Martin Belam Martin Belam
Ok, I think with that, we are just about done here for the live blog. The headline news is that Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, has been awarded the 100th Nobel peace prize in recognition of his work to end the decades of conflict between Ethiopia and neighbour Eritrea.
Of the award Abiy said “I am so humbled and thrilled ... Thank you very much. It is a prize given to Africa, given to Ethiopia, and I can imagine how the rest of Africa’s leaders will take it positively to work on peace building process in our continent.”
You can read a full report on today’s award from my colleagues Jason Burke and Jon Henley. Thank you very much for joining us in our live coverage.
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize
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07:30
The Nobel prize team have just published a video showing an interview by freelance journalist Christian Borch with Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
In it she explains how Abiy Ahmed met the criteria set out by Alfred Nobel’s in his will back in 1895. He specified the peace prize should go to “the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses.”
You can watch the interview here:
Berit Reiss-Andersen interviewed by Christian Borch about the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
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07:24
If, rather than a lengthy timeline, you just wanted a quick set of bullet points summing up why Abiy Ahmed has won the 100th Nobel peace prize, then British author Lemn Sissay, who has Ethiopian heritage, is on hand to help you out.
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He released all journalists from jail. He made his cabinet fifty percent female. He appointed a great woman for president.He made peace with Eritrea. He is the prime minister of Ethiopia and today he ihas been awarded a Nobel Prize. He is Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr Abiy Ahmed.
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For those of you who’d like a quick history refresher, AFP have provided this timeline of the tensions and reconciliation between Horn of Africa neighbours Eritrea and Ethiopia:
In 1962 Ethiopia proclaims the annexation of Eritrea, abolishing its autonomous status and effectively making it a province. Eritrea launches a war for independence that lasts nearly 30 years.
Then in 1991 Eritrean rebels seize the Eritrean capital Asmara. They install a government and gain full independence in 1993, a secession blessed by Addis Ababa.
However the 1,000-kilometre (620-mile) border between the neighbours is not properly defined and the move deprives Ethiopia of its only entry point to the Red Sea.
In May 1998, skirmishes erupt after Eritrean forces enter the area around Badme, claiming the town under borders drawn during Italian colonial rule. Fighting spreads and in June the warring sides carry out air strikes. The ensuing conflict is marked by trench warfare and large-scale pitched battles, alternating with long periods of calm.
Fighting flares anew in May 2000. Between 1998 and 2000 the conflict claims nearly 80,000 lives.
In June 2000 the two sides reach an initial peace accord that allows for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force in a border buffer zone. An official peace pact signed in December 2000 establishes a Boundary Commission, which sits at the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague, to officially demarcate the disputed frontier.
In 2002 the commission attributes to Eritrea chunks of land along the border, including the contested town of Badme. But Ethiopia rejects the ruling and requests an “interpretation, correction”. The commission refuses.
Ethiopian forces continue to occupy Badme. The standoff delays the physical demarcation of the border as ruled by the commission. Tensions rise with gunfire, landmines and troop movements near the border.
In May 2006, amid fears of a new all-out war, talks in London fail to end the standoff. The next month, Ethiopia claims to have killed more than 110 rebels. Eritrea denies involvement. There are regular attacks in border regions.
In June 2018, Abiy - who had become prime minister in April - announces that Ethiopia will abide by the 2002 ruling requiring it to cede territory, including Badme, and withdraw its forces. His concession launches a whirlwind peace process.
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki hosts Abiy in Asmara on 8 July and cheering crowds line the streets to welcome him. Direct telephone communications are restored for the first time in two decades.
On 9 July the two leaders sign a joint declaration declaring that the “state of war that existed between the two countries has come to an end”.
Afwerki re-opens Eritrea’s embassy in Addis Ababa on 16 July. Two days later an Ethiopian Airlines plane departs for Addis Ababa as commercial flights between the capitals resume. Ethiopia reopens its embassy in the Eritrean capital on 6 September and five days later two land border crossings are opened for the first time in 20 years. By 16 September the two countries have signed a peace agreement at a summit in Saudi Arabia.
Caught out that it was Abiy Ahmed, not Greta? I can help repurpose your rant content
Don’t worry, angry pundits, provocateurs and alt-right conspiracists: you can still use those Nobel-prize attack lines Ethiopian PM and Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed. ‘The crusaders had their backlashes all ready to go, and then this absolute dog in the manger goes and ruins it for them.’ Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP Huge congratulations to the prime minister of Ethiopia, who has just been awarded the Nobel peace prize in Oslo, beating out competition from hotly fancied regional candidate Greta Thunberg. Abiy Ahmed was garlanded for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and for bringing an end to more than 20 years of conflict between Ethiopia and its neighbouring Eritrea. So yes, this is a victory. But in a very real sense, far more deeply felt in the content mills of the west, it is also a tragedy. Clearly, Abiy’s win and Greta’s loss leaves countless angry hacks, pundits, shockjocks, populists, provocateurs and alt-right conspiracists with an unexpected hole in their rant schedule. The crusaders had their already somewhat familiar backlashes against this 16-year-old climate activist all ready to go, and then this absolute dog in the manger goes and ruins it for them. How dare he?! That is the most urgent question we face today. You’ll see how easily your criticisms of Greta can be applied to Abiy – or anyone else who actually cares about anything For those guys – and they are mostly guys, for whatever reason – I have good news. I’m here to assist! I know the one type of recycling you really commit to is content recycling. Specifically, your own. Some of you are so committed to this lifestyle that you have not actually availed yourself of any new content in years – so why should this occasion be any different? Why not slightly repurpose your anti-Greta rants to suit the person who did end up winning? Simply take your exact same Greta attack lines, and substitute “him” and “his” for “she” and “her”. Honestly, you’ll see how easily your rabid criticisms of Greta can be applied to Abiy – or, indeed, to anyone else, from anywhere, who actually cares about anything, and tries to do something about it. What follows will show you just how interchangeable your theory-of-everything arguments are. And I hope you’ll be grateful for the fact I’ve included a leeetle pushback against each one, just to keep you sharp. “Like Greta, Abiy’s voice is weird.” Yes, he has an Ethiopian accent. But listen: try not to be overly triggered by people who speak differently to you. If it helps, imagine Greta and Abiy are a pair of European football managers who – if they finally wearied of humouring your imbecilic questions – could actually insult members of your trade in at least four languages. “Like Greta, Abiy can be publicly emotional.” Definitely. In June he was seen weeping at a memorial to an assassinated general. I think people generally prefer the cold, hard logic you scream into the camera on your conspiracy-zine cable show. “Like Greta, Abiy goes about things the wrong way.” I feel sure you’re on to something here – Abiy’s brand of politics has been credited for its informality, energy and charisma, and you could definitely pick holes in that. One east African political expert said of Abiy’s rapid achievements in a single year: “For Ethiopia, a country where everything has been done in a very prescriptive, slow and managed way, these changes are unprecedented.” As you have done with Greta, I know you’ll find a way of tutting that there are established ways of doing things, and those who don’t adhere to them should be treated with suspicion and barely masked fear. “Like Greta, Abiy seems to have a pretty high opinion of himself.” I know, right? People have said this about Abiy. And I know I’ve heard it about Greta. In fact, I think I heard it on TV, from you, one of those times you went all the way out to the Sky TV studios at half past eleven at night to do the paper review to build your media brand. “Like Greta, Abiy does not speak for working-class people.” This one’s always worth a punt, so wheel it out again. But to clarify, I assume we’re talking about working-class people where you are honking this particular observation, typically a broadcast studio in London? It’s possible you need to get out a little more – and most particularly, out of broadcast studios. For now, let me bring you up to speed: working-class people in Ethiopia really did care about Abiy’s cause, just as working-class people in, say, the Philippines, definitely care about Greta’s cause, because they’re going to drown before you do. This is how we know there’s no climate justice in the world. “Like Greta, Abiy just picked a right-on cause.” Well, quite – and the last thing you should do is wonder why it was right-on. Instead, try to get 10 minutes of talk radio out of explaining why caring about Ethiopia is very Bob Geldof. If anyone can, you can. “Like Greta, is it possible Abiy is being influenced by his parents?” Both of Abiy’s parents are dead, but this is still an important point: it’s definitely possible they have had an influence on his life. Many people have parents who are or were interested in the things they are interested in, who wished them success, and basically agreed with them on several subjects. Parsing your entire output, I’m guessing you don’t. Are these two things maybe connected? I know you value saying the unsayable above all, so in that spirit you’d support me asking: is it possible your parents openly dislike you? Or maybe secretly do? “Like Greta, shouldn’t Abiy be in school?” Not really. I’m afraid the Ethiopian prime minister is 43, so this is the one point I think you’re going to struggle to upcycle. Still, I’m sure you could imply heavily that he has an awful lot to learn. We all have – and seemingly from you. As long as asking why someone isn’t in school counts as you being in work, the entire planet should simply thank you for your service. • Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Nobel peace prize: Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 award – as it happened Read more
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| Fri 11 Oct 2019 10.32 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Oct 2019 12.45 EDT The text being discussed is available at | https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/oct/11/nobel-peace-prize-greta-thunberg-abiy-ahmed-jacinda-ardern-among-those-tipped-win-live-news and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/11/greta-abiy-ahmed-nobel-peace-prize |
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