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The Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, announces that the Nobel Peace Prize 2019 goes to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation", and "his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea". SOUNDBITE
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives to vote in parliamentary and regional elections at a polling station in his hometown of Beshasha, in the Jimma zone of Oromo state. He is facing voters for the first time since coming to power in 2018 championing a democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous country, and a break from its authoritarian past. IMAGES
After US President Donald Trump said that he believes he deserves the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy Ahmed, the winner and Ethiopian Prime Minister replied: "If Donald Trump wants to complain, he should go to Oslo, not Ethiopia". SOUNDBITE
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa at the Presidency in Pretoria as part of his State visit. IMAGES
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Sudan to mediate a crisis sparked by a deadly crackdown on a long-running sit-in site by the military. IMAGES
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to imprisoned Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, "for her fight against the opression of women in Iran", and "freedom for all" announces the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. IMAGES
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