well prime minister abu ahmed was one of the main favorites to win the nobel previous prize this year he was already very known on the internet into international they were making peace with long time eritrea which tracks an important box actually for the nobel committee and also this year he played an important role in the sudan negotiations came to a deadlock he flew to khartoum afterwards and negotiations resumed and a peace agreement was reached in one of africa's major political crisis this year so i would say on the diplomatic scene it's not a surprise that he was elected however it is up to debate whether he will live up to the protocol in the coming years yeah so explain to us that the significance of this peace between these 2 countries. well 1st of all the peace deal allowed families that were separated for decades to reunite which was a really strong and important moment for peace people in both countries in addition of course resuming the phonetic relations will have increased economic impact there were some economic benefits for people who along the borders however it has

of some good news if you here's a prime minister abu ahmed has been awarded the nobel peace prize for 2019 for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea the 2 countries restored relations in july of last year after years of hostility mr abbott took over as prime minister early in $28.00. abbi ahmed has only been in office for a year and a half but his push for peace and democracy in that short time impressed the nobel committee. even if much work remains are b r has initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and the brighter future. abby was awarded for the reconciliation he forged with eritrea the 2 neighbors when boiled in a longstanding border conflict. after a war in the late 1990 s. killed an estimated 70000 people they failed to implement a peace deal. but within months of taking office abby met with every trace president 1st summit where they signed a historic peace agreement. it was a moment ethiopians and eritreans had been waiting for for decades the critics say there has been little progress since then on key goals such

prime minister abu ahmed offered ethiopia when scene of peace prize for his initiative in resolving the border conflict in neighboring eritrea after years of cost.

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prime minister abu ahmed has been awarded this year's nobel peace prize he's being recognized for ending the long running conflict between and eritrea over disputed border territory as well as domestic reforms. so back to our top story and that's the turkish operations against kurdish fighters in syria we can now speak to syria research our chris doyle he's joining us live from london thanks very much for your time with us on the al-jazeera news hour so just a couple hours ago we saw that press conference between the nato chief foreign minister where nato is basically saying turkey does have legitimate security concerns but is calling for for restraint is this a difficult position that nato finds itself in because turkey on one hand is an ally but at the same time it's now gone into a sovereign state. entire international community is in a very difficult position because it's divided and we saw that security council yes there was a failure. to get together presidential statement because objections from the united states russia. and the same advice next year so it's a senior member of nat

and ethiopian prime minister abu ahmed has been awarded this year's nobel peace prize is being recognized for his reforms to tackle ethnic tensions and ending the long running conflict with eritrea over the disputed border territory says he's humbled by the honor and called it a victory for all ethiopians. when they are met became prime minister in april 28th. he made it clear that he wished to resume peace talks with a retreat. in close cooperation with a sigh us after valid again the president of every tree on our behalf married quickly worked out the principles for a foreign and for peace agreement to end the long no peace no war stalemate between the 2 countries. robyn kriel has the latest from the ethiopian capital addis ababa. well incredible news both for its the o.p.'s and for africans although many at the o.p.'s here were quite surprised that he won that prestigious award many of them said that they're not shocked at all because he is still so incredibly popular here on the ground and if you're here rarely do you see for example a cab or a bus drive past without dr b. as he's aff

well just one day after the theory of his prime minister abu ahmed was awarded the nobel peace prize we're hearing that dozens of pro-democracy activists have been arrested and there's been a heavy police presence across the capital has come more this now with robin creo who joins us on skype from add this am of a so will the arrests impact tomorrow's planned protests robin well indeed we understand as to the organizers of the protests and really the head of the script about their risk councils who were planning this protest they said that it was to protest the assailed transition or the salem transition to democracy it's been planned for about 2 weeks they say are known about it for about a week but we just we understand according to i was about at is that the police that it was actually banned this morning and then came these arrests i mean we don't know the motivation behind these arrests speaking to the negative organizer of the rally he told me that these arrests appeared and these are his words coordinated planned and then implemented by police across as abbotts activists taken

ethiopian prime minister abu ahmed has been awarded this year's nobel peace prize he's being recognized for ending the long running conflict between ethiopia and eritrea over disputed border territory. a south african court has ruled former president jacob zuma must stand trial on corruption charges his lawyers had argued the case was politically motivated and should be thrown out 5 people have been taken to hospital with injuries after being stabbed at a shopping center in manchester in the u.k. police say they've arrested a man in his forty's on suspicion of serious assault counter-terrorism if officers are investigating the incident and say they are keeping an open mind about the motive china's president is in india for talks with prime minister narendra modi xi jinping is discussing tensions in the distracted region if indian administered kashmir china supported pakistan at a recent un security council meeting. those are the headlines on al-jazeera it's back to our trafficking next it's the news hour i'll see you then bye bye. with the absence of common legislation and with skyrocke

are concerns tensions and ethnic rivalries have heightened across the country since prime minister abu ahmed came to power in 2018 some hardliners in the orrible community believe the. region that includes the capital at should full under their jurisdiction while allowing the celebration to be held back here in the attic for the 1st time in more than a century could be seen as and all of branch from the government. international observers worry that it could serve to incite more nationalist sentiments and further divide the o.p.'s some regional flags flew by despite calls to avoid politics during the celebrations china. is about celebrating our country's peace and prosperity it's not about ethnicity or gender it's about tolerance recent to reach celebrations held outside the capital have been mobbed by protests after a stampede in 2016 where the government says 50 people were killed but opposition leaders and human rights watch had put that figure in the hundreds the main part of this year's event however ended according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resor

but egypt is worried the project will shrink its share of the river if europe is prime minister abu ahmed says negotiations could resolve the issue but warms his country is ready to go to war if necessary another check of the headlines in about half an hour circle of poison is next. the environment doesn't know any boundaries you know dust and pollution from china settles in the us you know nuclear radiation from chernobyl went over iceland. what goes up into the environment goes around the world and ultimately this then layer of topsoil. maybe 6 inches of soil around this hard planet spinning in space represents the dust of our ancestors all human history and all the other creatures are in that soil and to contaminate that and the water supply in the air is a forgivable sin it's something that we'll pay for as a species. in generations to come and this senate agriculture committee is considering a bill that would ban the export of dangerous pesticides farm workers from abroad told lawmakers yesterday of devastating health problems from exposure to chemicals made by american companies coa