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Abiy Ahmed: From Nobel laureate to global pariah, how the world got Ethiopia’s Prime Minister so wrong | CNN - CNN International
Ahmed Soliman, a research fellow at Chatham House and an expert on the Horn of Africa, said Abiy’s reform plan also increased expectations among constituencies with conflicting agendas, further ...
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The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War
This is the story behind how Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, won a Nobel Prize for making peace with his country’s longtime enemy — and then used the alliance to plan a war.
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed says mega dam GERD on the Nile ‘now complete’
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said a multibillion-dollar mega dam on the Blue Nile, which has caused deep consternation to downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan over its effect on their ...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
In this July 15, 2018 file photo, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, second left, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, hold hands as they wave at the crowds in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed. So was war
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed left Ethiopians breathless in 2018 by making peace with enemy Eritrea. Now he's girding the country for possible civil war. Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed ...
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Op-Ed: Ethiopia’s transition to democracy has hit a rough patch. It needs support from abroad - Los Angeles Times
The ascent of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the post of prime minster in Ethiopia a year ago was a rare positive story in a year filled with grim news globally. Within months of taking office, his ...
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From Nobel Hero to Driver of War, Ethiopia’s Leader Faces Voters
Mr. Abiy’s Prosperity Party, formed in 2019 from the rump of a former governing coalition, is widely expected to win the election easily. But there will be no voting in 102 of Ethiopia’s 547 ...
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Abiymania: How Abiy Ahmed brought Ethiopia back from the brink - CNN
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waves to the crowd at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on June 23, 2018. SAMUEL GEBRU/AFP/AFP/Getty Images There’s a slightly awkward sticking point in Abiy’s ...
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A crisis in Ethiopia has been looming for months. Now, it’s here.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma, Ethiopia, in June. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters) For months, there have been warnings of the disaster that might befall Ethiopia if Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed could not ...
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Abiy Ahmed: From Nobel laureate to global pariah, how the world got Ethiopia’s Prime Minister so wrong | CNN - CNN International
Ahmed Soliman, a research fellow at Chatham House and an expert on the Horn of Africa, said Abiy’s reform plan also increased expectations among constituencies with conflicting agendas, further ...
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Ethiopia's mega dam on the Nile 'now complete', says PM Abiy
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried ...