specifically, with eritrea.n he was appointed as prime minister and now is one of the most important policy stems he made was reaching out to eritrea and saying to the leaders and the eritrean people that it is enough and we need to move forward. shortly after he became a prime minister, he unconditionally accepted the agreement. he accepted the boundary he made a deal with the eritrea --something most people thought was impossible. he took risks against significant internal o oppositi. he mobilized relations with eritrea and allowed thousands of families who were splintered as result of the war to reunite once again. that was hugely significant. beyond that, he tried to remediate the difference between cocountries in t the region. between n eritrea a a djibouti, between eritrea and somalia a, between somalia and kenya and south sudan, but most recently the peace deal that he managed a broker between the opposition alliance and the transition of eritrea council in sudan itself. when you take all of those things

prize that has been recognized for his initiative and dissolving the border conflict with neighboring eritrea the 2 countries resort relations in july last year after many years so it is. also coming up germany vows to take action after the failed attack on a synagogue as the people of hama say never again german prosecutors and now the suspect of wednesday's attack has admitted that he did it also admitted to having a right wing extremist and anti-semitic motives. and the u.n. security council fails to agree on a statement condemning turkey's offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria as thousands of civilians flee the violence we'll hear from our correspondent on the turkish syrian border. i'm sunni someone's going to thank you for joining us ethiopian the prime minister obvious made has been awarded the nobel peace prize for 2019 for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea ahmed was up against around 300 domini as he was praised for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation since being elected prime minister in early 2018 the norwegian no

so important well this is a man who came in with so much charisma if european eritrea have this war between them in 19022000 even though the war ended they had this stalemate between them what they called no war no peace where the 2 countries basically had barely any relations and this is considering both countries are sister countries but their borders were closed and there was this tension between them and it is the man who reached out from ethiopia across the border went into eritrea unprecedented and opened up and said you know let's talk and that's how they got this peace deal signed between them and after that so borders reopened families that had been torn apart i'm talking literal 1st families you know siblings and cousins got reunited just after this month's move but apart from that look in eritrea a country that's been seen or described as the african north korea because of how closed off it is abby is the one who reached across and tried to bridge this divide something that many thought was impossible you see there the map of what we're talking about the border region the

until then if you appear rejected the international boundary commission's ruling in favor of eritrea amid some predictable style isn't popular with all if yo peons the most trust him the only problem they have but i have now is they wanted the change to happen immediately. we have a lot of economic problems in this country are a lot of the economy is growing very fast the amount of expenditure that's going into infrastructure has been at the expense of livelihoods he played a central role in the violence fight against illegal land grabbing activities in the or a mere region 4 years ago the government stopped a controversial scheme in 2016 but disputes continued and resulted in people being killed that fight is seen by many as boosting its political career he's from there or rumor tripe if you o.p.'s largest ethnic group which spearheaded the protests to force his predecessor to resign an assassination attempt 2 years ago failed to stop his development plans for ethiopia. and activists a military intelligence officer a land grab opponent an unpredictable politician a peace maker and n

minister of ethiopia wins the nobel peace prize resulting a 20 year border conflict as neighboring eritrea. plus it's one of 10 always hot spots for self and seekers but now vietnamese police are cracking down on a photo craze and they say has gone off the rails. i'm nick spicer thanks for joining us the u.s. military is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress in defeating the so-called islamic state kurdish led forces in the region say they can't detain i-s. prisoners and hold back the turkish military the pentagon is calling on its nato ally to halt offer a sions there has already been one explosion near an outpost of u.s. special forces and the u.n. says 100000 so. millions have fled their homes since the offensive began 3 days ago . the kurds worst nightmare attacked on all sides pounded by turkish artillery again on friday sowing death and destruction on the ground. this is the 6th time we've had an explosion in the city people are afraid of this house you see here they were children playing a mortar fell and killed a boy the girl she had lost her leg. a

more about why the committee has chosen on or a prime minister in its efforts to forge peace with eritrea. this is a very big achievement for when he make a peace deal between the bandits as you know egypt and. libya who are between 1908 to 2000 season for the next 20 years the 2 countries remain nor peace nor our situation so when ended by making peace in july last year that was a very huge step especially for families who are supported to be because of these conflicts and thousands of people are died because of this why are and after that after the peace deal the 2 countries more down where opened and 49. connection was restored and the air transportation also resumed in fact after a while the border between the 2 countries are close. or for the 1st deliberation but it was a very huge step forward when it comes to the peace deal between. but obvious achievement is not only that but on the neighboring countries his personal involvement on the. contest of parties of sudan different parties different forces to make a peace deal and to do to have a transitional government that's also a huge

prize he's been recognized for his initiative and resolving the border of conflict with neighboring eritrea after years of hostility to the european union chief breaks of negotiators michel's by name has been told to seek a last ditch deal with the u.k. that's after talks between the british and irish prime ministers were described as positive and promising. i'm serious i was going to thank you for joining us turkey is rejecting warnings that its offensive in northern syria could spark a humanitarian crisis this as it presses ahead with day 3 of its military action against kurdish fighters thousands of people are fleeing the violence the u.n. world food program says more than 70000 have been displaced the offensive has also raised fears of a resurgence by the so-called islamic state with kurdish led forces in the region saying they can't to detain i-s. prisoners and to hold back the turkish incursion at the same time. a funeral for a baby boy on mourners in turkey said goodbye to the 9 month old syrian baby killed in cross border shelling. as the fighting intensifies in syria turkey is faci

ethiopia wins the nobel peace prize for his initiative in resolving the border conflict with neighboring eritrea and the international day of the girl child aims to promote and empower girls so w news we've been asking around the world girls about their ambitions the menu with think. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us it was a green light from the white house at the beginning of the week now we've got a red light from the pentagon tonight the u.s. military is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress against so-called islamic state and it's calling on its nato ally to stop. and the united nations says 100000 civilians have fled their homes since the offensive began just 3 days ago the assault is also raising fears of an islamic state comeback as kurdish led forces in the region say they cannot detain prisoners and hold back the turkish military at the same tone. the kurds worst nightmare attacked on all sides pounded by turkish artillery again on friday so and death and destruction on the ground. this is the 6th time we've had an explosion in the city people

on that has been recognized for his initiative into solving the border conflicts with neighboring eritrea the 2 countries resort relations in july of last year after many years of hostile. also coming up a circus forces of bassem to syria for a 3rd day the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warns turkey it could face consequences if it does nothing to protect civilians thousands of civilians are fleeing the violence over more from our correspondent on the turkey syria border. as the people of hala say never again a german prosecutors announced that the suspect in wednesday's gun attack comes fast he's also admitted to having a right wing extremist and anti-semitic motives. i've got to thank you for joining us. ethiopian prime minister abi ahmed has been awarded the nobel peace prize for 2019 for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea ahmed was up against around 300 nominees he was praised for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation since being elected prime minister in early 2018 the norwegian nobel committee made the announcement in austin low earlie

wins the nobel peace prize for his initiative in resolving the confused conflict with that may bring eritrea 2 years of hostility. welcome to the program. u.s. defense department is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress against so-called islamic state the pentagon says it opposes what it describes as uncoordinated actions and calls on its nato ally to. the u.n. says 100000 civilians have fled their homes and see offensive began 3 days ago and it's also raising fears of an islamic state comeback as kurdish that forces in the region say they can't detain i asked business and hold back the turkish military at the same time. a funeral for a baby boy. mourners in turkey said goodbye to the 9 month old syrian baby killed in cross border shelling. as the fighting intensifies in syria turkey is facing heavy criticism heard. in istanbul nato calls for restraint the alliance also warned of the reemergence of the so-called islamic state. the few years ago they controlled significant territory in iraq and in syria working together in the global coalition we have liberate

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 been reported that the border crossing points are now being closed again for reasons that are not very cle

ethiopia wins a nobel peace prize for his initiative in resolving the border conflict with neighboring eritrea i think yes. 127 year old german confesses to wednesday's attack against a synagogue and says he planned a massacre 2 days later the people are still coming to terms with the answer since the crime is a shock and. i'm feel gail welcome to the program. the u.s. defense department is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize the fight against so-called islamic state the pentagon says it opposes what it describes as turkey's uncoordinated actions and called on its nato ally to end them day 3 of the offensive has seen thousands of people flee it's also raised fears of an islamic state comeback as kurdish led forces in the region say they can't detain i asked prisoners and hold back the turkish military at the same time. a funeral for a baby boy on mourners in turkey said goodbye to the 9 month old syrian baby killed in cross border shelling. as the fighting intensifies in syria turkey is facing heavy criticism heard. in istanbul nato calls for restraint the alliance al

because that is one of the mean reasons given for that award i think 1st of all when you look at eritrea and ethiopia these are more than just neighbors the sister countries things are so bad that when the border got closed after the tension and the war families were split so siblings did not see each other because they happened to be on both sides of of the border so that's how close these countries are and it's it's more than just the tension it's that that relationship that goes back a long time remember that they used to be one country but at the moment you also have to look at it if you opium growing as one of the world's fastest growing economies it's a landlocked country so it needs access to the sea which eritrea has so that would be one of the benefits of. i am getting together but of course regional peace i think is the most important thing now a lot has been achieved as we were talking about more work is needed for peace even in his country if you look at it yes there has been a lot of apart from the praise that abi has received there has been resistance as well he has come in

for negotiaiating the truce with eritrea. let's begin by taking a listen to the committee chair making that announcement this morning. >> the nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace 2019 to ethiopian prime minisister for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular, for his initiative to resolve the border conflicts with neighboring eritrea. is meant to recognize the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in ethiopia and in the east and northeaea africacan regionons. line now from the ethiopian capital i is our annee young. this is being celebrated in ethiopia. what reactions have you heard today? >> the mood here is one that is tremendous happiness. this is a country which is s ful ofof people, full of pride, despite a history fraught with famine, dictatorship, internal conflicts and so on. there is one common thing to describe ethiopia, that is the pride they have in their history. this country.t to we heard from the prime minister, who said he is humbled and thrilled

for his work in making peace with eritrea.y ahmed took power last year. he says he is humbled and thrilled with the prize which he hopes will give everyone energy to work towards peace. the norwegian nobel committee believes it is right that abiy ahmed's efforts deserve recognition and encouragement. it is a reward for his efforts to bring about peace between ethiopia and eritrea, neighbouring countries that have been sworn enemies for years. this is the moment that abiy ahmed received the news from the nobel committee. thank you very much, it is for africa and the idea, and thank you very much, it is important for building the peace process in this confident, thank you very much andi this confident, thank you very much and i am so pleased. abiy ahmed has been recognised for his drive for recognition —— reconciliation and reforms including mediating a peace deal in sudan. here in addis ababa prominent figures and ordinary figures are like have been sharing their views since that announcement was made. many people including som

prize has been recognized for his initiative and resulting in the border conflict with neighboring eritrea after years of hostility. the european union's chief of bricks and negotiator michel barnier has been told to seek a last ditch deal with the u.k. that is after talks between british and irish prime ministers were described as positive and promising. and germany vows to take action after a failed attack on a synagogue as the people of alice say never again prosecutors announced that the suspect in wednesday's attack has admitted that he didn't. i'm sunni so much got a thank you for joining us on the 3rd day of turkey's offensive in northern syria international calls for turkey to moderate its action in the region are growing the u.s. ambassador to the united nations has warned turkey it could face consequences if it does nothing to protect civilians now she didn't say what those consequences might be but thousands of people are fleeing the violence the u.n. world food program says more than 70000 have been displaced. plumes of smoke disappear into the docketing sky but a burning remin

to the ethiopian prime minister for playing a key role in ending the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. england travel to prague, to take on the czech republic, a winter night would cement their place at euro 2020. news watch, as protesters make their presence felt again, has the bbc got the balance on reporting on climate change right? join us tonight at 7:45pm here on bbc news. five people have been injured, in a knife attack at the arndale shopping centre, in manchester. a man, aged 41, was arrested at the scene after being tasered by police. the counter terrorism unit are now leading the investigation, although police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive. danny an open mind about the motive. savage is in manc us. danny savage is in manchester for us. for much of today, this area has been cordoned off after that multiple stabbing incident in the shopping centre behind me. the event, today, led to the sign been changed yet again to the way love manchester sign in the centre of the city. after another alarming incident, police say they think this was an isolated incident

prime minister abiy in the first 100 days, traveled to eritrea, returned territory to eritrea and createdincredible restoration of peace and ties between the two countries. he cannot be held responsible for the internal reforms that need to happen in eritrea. what he's dope is removed the rationale for the eritrean government to continue its oppressive and restrictive rule. the people of eritrea are going to be demanding the reforms they say happening in eat open under prime minister abiy now. >> reporter: this hopefully continues to path toward peace for both nations. >> yes. >> reporter: salih booker, always good to have you here. >> thank you. >> woodruff: susan rice is best known for serving in high-profile roles in the obama administration, first as the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and then as the president's national security advisor. but her new book, "tough love: my story of the things worth fighting for," reveals her personal side-- a working mom, raising young kidsnd caring for her parents, all while navigating some ofhe country's toughest foreign policy and national s

wins the nobel peace prize for his initiative in resolving the border conflict with the neighboring eritrea plus it's one of her nor has the hot spots 1st selfie seekers but now vietnamese police are cracking down on a float of craze they say has simply gone off the rails. and the international day of the girl child aims to promote and empower girls w. has been around the world asking girls what their ambitions are. like as boy and. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome well it was a green light at the beginning of the week now it's a red light from the pentagon tonight the u.s. military is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress against a so-called islamic state and it's calling on its a nato ally to stop operations the united nations says 800000 civilians have fled their homes since the offensive began just 3 days ago the assault is also raising fears of an islamic state comeback as kurdish led forces in the region say they cannot detain i.e.s. prisoners and hold back the turkish military at the same time. the

neighboring eritrea we can speak to our correspondent now robyn kriel who is in the capital addis ababa he's ever since he burst onto the scene robyn his name was immediately put in the frame as being a possible recipient of the nobel peace prize and now is garcia any kind of reaction as yet. it will surprise but not shock i think a lot of if the europeans really you see primus med's picture in the backs of taxicabs you see a lot more at the national flags he really has brought that nationalistic that inclusive which the nobel peace prize laureates talked about was important for this it was important for this prize he really has brought that feeling of inclusive itsy to a number of ethiopians but they did mention the challenges as well and i'll get into that but just to go through some of the to to wrap martine some of the things that he has done the releasing of political prisoners the allowing back all of people that were seeking amnesty for their opposition politics or journalism in other countries he's a lot of love the lot of them back the opening up of prisons this real transparen

until then if you appear rejected the international boundary commission's ruling in favor of eritrea amid some predictable style isn't popular with all if yo peons the most open stressed him the only problem they have but i have now is that they wanted the change to happen immediately. we have a lot of economic problems in this country were a lot of the economy is growing very fast the amount of expenditure that's going into infrastructure has been at the expense of livelihoods he played a central role in the violence fight against illegal land grabbing activities in there or a mere region 4 years ago the government stopped a controversial scheme in 2016 but disputes continued and resulted in people being killed that fight is seen by many as boosting its political career he's from there or rumor tripe if you o.p.'s largest ethnic group which spearheaded the protests to force his predecessor to resign an assassination attempt 2 years ago failed to stop his development plans for ethiopia. and activists a military intelligence officer a land grab opponent an unpredictable politician a p

ethiopia has come a long way in a short time there's a new peace deal with eritrea a new prime minister apparently determined to bring accountability for the human rights abuses of the. my guest this week here in brussels it is his previous mario summoned. conflict. next on the for. euro. unites. look to fire. up let's try to explain. what binds the content to her. answers and stories of plenty of. spotlight on people. 60 minutes on d w. y subscribe to d.w. books you meet your favorite writer things i like to see myself as the kid sky in the strange grown up world sometimes do you know where your books are new to. you speak this language. this music your captors. can feel. and just list security. comes to the right place. trying to. g.w. . looking for these problems that he's cleaning up your mess isn't a no no how do you sleep at night i have a boss with an apology for my people who live in the need these are all ethiopia has come a long way in a short time there's a new peace deal with eritrea and the new prime minister apparently determined to bring accountability for the human right

year the ethiopian government agreed to hand over control of the disputed border town of dogma to eritrea. until then if you know pierre rejected the international boundary commission's ruling in favor of eritrea at mit's unpredictable style isn't popular with all if yo peons the most if you open stressed him the only problem they have both now is they wanted the change to happen immediately. we have a lot of economic problems in this country are a lot of the economy is growing very fast the amount of expenditure that's going into infrastructure has been at the expense of livelihoods he played a central role in the violence fights against illegal land grabbing activities in there are a mere region 4 years ago the government stopped a controversial scheme in 2016 but disputes continued and resulted in people being killed that fight is seen by many as boosting its political career he's from there or rumor tripe if you o.p.'s largest ethnic group which spearheaded the protests to force his predecessor to resign an assassination attempt 2 years ago failed to stop his development plans for eth

been awarded the 2019 nobel peace prize for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea. the two countries restored relations in july of last year after years of hostilities. in a tweet, the prime minister expressed his gratitude to all those working for peace. he wrote that the lord -- wrote that the award is for ethiopiaa and the african continent. we shall prosper in peace. >> he has only been ethiopia's prime minister for 18 months, but the nobel committee was impressed by his push for peace and democracy in that time. >> even if much work remains, he has initiated important reforms they give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future. collect's the greatest achievement is the peace deal he orchestrated between ethiopia and neighboring eritrea in 2018, following a long-standing border conflict. war had broken out in 1998 and officially ended into thousand, tens of thousands of people were killed and it was 20 years before peace was finally agreed. wiwithin months of takaking off, abbyby met with the president ad they signed the historic agreement. eth

also after ending a decades long conflict with eritrea ethiopia's prime minister is awarded this is nobel peace prize. and in sports not just the drivers are in a spin but the japanese broker. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine who is testifying at the impeachment inquiry into donald trump has told the committee the president pressured the state department to fire. one of it she was let go by trump back in may and is now considered a key witness in the hearings the former diplomat was named in the whistleblower complaint that sparked the impeachment process more with tansy now in washington you were saying earlier she had that was all behind closed doors would have to wait to see what came out what did yeah didn't take long for the leaks to begin or actually it was clear that she really wanted to testify she had made that clear and almost as soon as her testimony began her opening statement was published in the washington post the new york times and various other outlets or some some other got over that pretty quickly as you say it was it's it's an impassioned defense of herself and an

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stabilized his own country and then bilateral relations with eritrea. think the nobel peace prize itself, what message do you think it sends not just to him but to the people of ethiopia and the region? >> i think it is partly a recognition of his achievement. although what we have so far is a significant improvement from what we had, things are still in a very difficult and very complex position. the situation in ethiopia is fragile. it is a complex and difficult transition. the same things for regular issues, sudan, other countries. the prospect of a sustainable peace is a long way down the line. --hink the recognition would also leaders across the region to do more because building sustainable peace takes a long time. it requires working through the underlying structure problems which take a long time. i think it is a call to action primarily which would give him the energy, the push he needs to bring people together and to bring the right actors together. barbara: the nobel peace prize gets criticized sometimes. it was given to barack obama. with th

but within months of taking office meds met with eritrea as president for a summit where they signed a historic peace agreement. which 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 as economic cooperation . the nobel committee also recognized for implementing democratic reforms when jiminy theo peons respect. them as he did a lot for example releasing prisoners and granting freedom to people. by look this isn't only one year he has brought so much change hobby is the one who made freedom of speech possible for ethiopians. even outside of ethiopia he has a great vision for all africa which he believes in peace democracy and equality he's one of the best leaders for africa right now. after measures praised for mediating in other regional conflicts like here in sudan the committee set the price was intended to encourage after his efforts for peace and democracy in ethiopia and the region. over the years almost on the conversation continues online remember no matter what happens between n

until then if you appear rejected the international boundary commission's ruling in favor of eritrea. it's unpredictable style isn't popular with all if yo peons the most open stressed him the only problem they have but i have now is they wanted the change to happen immediately. we have a lot of economic problems in this country were a lot of the economy is growing very fast the amount of expenditure that's going into infrastructure has been at the expense of livelihoods he played a central role in the violence fight against illegal land grabbing activities in the or a mere region 4 years ago the government stopped a controversial scheme in 2016 but disputes continued and resulted in people being killed that fight is seen by many as boosting its political career he's from there or rumor tripe ethiopia's largest ethnic group which spearheaded the protests to force his predecessor to resign an assassination attempt 2 years ago failed to stop his development plans for ethiopia. and activists a military intelligence officer a land grab opponent and unpredictable politician a peace maker

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the peace agreement will help to about positive change for the entire population of ethiopia and eritreaven if much works retains, abiy ahmed has initiated important reforms that make reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future. he spent his first hundred days as by minister lifting the country's state of emergency, granting amnesty to thousands of little prisoners, discontinuing media censorship, legalising outlawed opposition groups, dismissing military and civilian leaders who were suspected of corruption. and, significantly, increasing the influence of women in ethiopian political and community life. he has also pledged to strengthen democracy by holding free and fair elections. in the wake of the peace process with eritrea, prime minister abiy has engaged in other peace and reconciliation processes in east and north—east africa. in september 2018 he and his government contributed actively to the normalisation of diplomatic relations between eritrea and djibouti after many years of political hostility. additionally, abiy ahmed as it sought to mediate

chosen specificallyly for his decisive initiative to reresolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea. under ahmed's premiership the two historic full signed a landmark peace agreement to restore relations in july twenty eighteen. the deal ended two decades of what was called the no peace no war still meet provoked by a bloody border war between nineteen ninety eight and two thousand. ethiopian prime minister is credited with establishing the principles on which the agreement was drafted. but the forty three year olds achievements don't stop there the african continent's youngest leader abi ahmed has also launched a movie fuel p. as most ambitious liberalization reforms in the country's history. in less than two o years in office the prime minister has freed thousands of political prisoners appointed women to over half of his cabinet posts and ended years of media censorship. and thomas pursuit of peace transcends ethiopia's borders he contributed to reconciliation efforts between eritrea and djibouti and also played in the central mediating role between sudan's. into military council

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the prime minister helped broker a historic peace deal between ethiopia and eritrea last year. from 1998 to 2000, ethiopia and eritrea fought a border war in which 70,000 people were killed. a "state of war" continued betwtween the two countries forr the next 18 years. the prime minister also freed thousands of political dissidents from jail and lifted the state of emergency in ethiopia. to see our full coverage of the historic peace deal between ethiopia and eritrea, go to democracynow.org. he will receive the nobel peace prize on december 10. the nobel prize for literature was also announced thursday, awarding the prize to polish novelist olga tokarczuk and right-wing austrian writer peter handke. handke's selection sparked widespread condemnation. he was close to the former serb leadader slobodan n milosevic, o was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. handke delivered a eulogy at his funeral. iranian news media has reported missiles struck an iranian oil tanker in the red sea early friday, raising fears of increased tension in the region. the missiles reportedl

in the middle east from ethiopia has come a long way in a short time there's a new peace deal with eritrea and a new prime minister apparently determined to bring accountability for the human rights abuses of the past my guest this week here in brussels this is previous highly mariyam vessel and who denied for many years but human rights violations have taken place.

his biggest achievement is making peace with neighboring eritrea following a 21 year long conflict on their border which began with rule in 1998 abi managed to reestablish normal relations between the 2 countries he also ordered the release from jail of his critics opposition politicians and journalists have even established a ministry of peace which includes some of the government's most notorious ministries such as the national intelligence service and the police force he's also trying to open up the economy allowing foreign investors a sharing traditionally state of monopolies it hasn't been easy though abbie survived an assassin armed with a grenade at a campaign rally last year was. and interests like fighting nationwide forced around $3000000.00 people from their homes abi also survived an attempted coup a few months ago by some soldiers unhappy with his leadership for close allies including his chief of staff were killed in the failed uprising in the am hard region and he's disappointed many of the o.p.'s by failing to quickly transform the economy the only problem they have bu