the winner of the norwegian nobel committee's one hundredth peace prize has an undeniably long list of potential achievements making an impact both at home and abroad. the provisions. of alfred nobel's will family in mind. the norwegian nobel committee sees a bit of credit as the person who in the preceding yeah has done the most to o the service. the nobel peace prize for twenty nineteen. abi ahmed who was elected prime minister in april twenty eighteen was 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 fue

peace and international cooperation since being elected prime minister in early 2018 the norwegian nobel committee made the announcement in austin low earlier this week nobel prizes in the fields of medicine physics chemistry and literature were also award it. obvious met 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 they are has initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and the brighter future. met was awarded for the reconciliation he forged with every tray in 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 meds met with eritrea as president for a summit where they signed a historic peace agreement. it was a moment ethiopians and eritreans had been waiting for for decades though critics say there has been little progress since then on key goals such as economic cooperation. the nobel committee also re

by years of violence here's the chair of the norwegian nobel committee making the announcement. then the weeds. nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2019 to ethiopian prime minister ahmed ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and in particular for his decisive initiative to reform the border conflict with neighboring every tree on. the conflict began in 1998 in the border town of a bad me that area right there now if you. stick to the market town and this would later become in major head implementation of really violent as seen just in bad me soon turned to one outright war lasting 2 years and costing 80000 lives terje cleared by both countries changed hands through the course of the war if you can governments walked away from a deal to end the war in 2002 the conflicts dragged on. dramatic intervention last year when he took power and made this speech. with regard to the conflict with the a tree and government which lasted for years we wanted to stop for the common good of both our countries not only for our own benefit but

peace and international cooperation since being elected prime minister in early 2018 the norwegian nobel committee made the announcement in os low earlier this week nobel prizes in the fields of medicine physics chemistry and literature were also awarded. and for more on the story we have a lot of hope with us. in studio hi tommy thanks for joining us and this wasn't exactly a surprise we should say that i met was really one of the favorites ahead of this announcement but tell us what made his work to end the conflict with eritrea so important well this is a. man who came in with so much charisma if you up in 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 abby ahmed 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 the

amy: that was the announcement by the norwegian nobel committee on friday in oslo. ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed will receive the award december 10. the committee praised him for his role in brokering a histotoc peace deal between ethiopia and eritrea and lifting the state of emergency in ethiopia. he has also released thousands of political dissidents from palouse and women to a record 50% of cabinet positions. for more, we go to staffordshire, england, to speak with awol allo, an associate professor at the keele university school of law. his recent article for al jazeera is titled "why i nominated abiy ahmed for the nobel peace prize." let's start there, , professor. why did you nonominate him and talk about his significance, the youngest leader in africa today? absolutely. i nominated him primarily because of the significance and remarkable change she has brought into the state. he is a leader, came to power on the back of struggles by people, a protest that lasted for years involving two-state of emergencies. this one came especially out of where. -- no rel

with the provision of alfred nobel's will firmly in mind the norwegian nobel committee sees our med as the person who in the preceding year has done the most to serve the nobel peace prize for $29.00 teams. thank you very much for your attention. right now. the perhaps the most eagerly awaited award from the nobel committee is the peace prize it has gone to the prime minister $28.00 teams when he came to power and the nobel chairman there outlining that the award has been bestowed upon him primarily because of his efforts towards peace making peace with eritrea 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 p

and international cooperation since being elected prime minister in early $28.00 team the norwegian nobel committee made the announcement. earlier this week nobel prizes in the fields of medicine physics chemistry and literature were also. abi 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 they are has initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and the brighter future. met was awarded for the reconciliation he forged with every tray in 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 med's met with eritrea as president for a 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 as economic cooperation . the nobel committee also recognized for implementing

the norwegian nobel committee believes it is right that abiy ahmed's efforts deserve recognition andethiopia 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 some of his opponents seem to be united in congratulating him for being the first ethiopian to win the nobel peace prize. this provides ethiopia with a significant muscle in terms of international diplomacy, and a significant responsibility to pursue peace, because it is now in the eyes of the international community. the

nobel peace prize for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea the norwegian nobel committee praised him for his efforts to achieve international cooperation since being elected prime minister early last year. as turkish forces advance it to syria for a 3rd day the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has warned turkey it could face consequences if it does nothing to protect civilians the u.n. was not able to reach a unified stance on the turkish offensive thousands of people have been fleeing the violence. as the people of hala in germany say never again prosecutors have announced that the suspect in wednesday's gun attack on a synagogue has confessed to the attack he's also admitted to having a right wing extremist and anti-semitic motive. president trump has held his 1st rally since the impeachment investigation began over his dealings with ukraine in minneapolis he lashed out at democrats saying they were trying to destroy democracy. this is d.w. news for more head to our website w dot com and follow us on twitter at g.w. news. and don't forget you can always get news on the go do

has won the 2019 nobel peace prize the norwegian nobel committee said it was in recognition of his initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring. 2 countries restored relations in july of last year after many years of hostility. there watching d.w. news live from berlin coming up next we have a documentary documentary film for women artists using rap music graffiti dance and fashion just stand up for women's rights it's all over the news from the outputs of his watch for a lot of course all the time at the deli dot com i'm terry barton is going to pleasure thanks. for social change the movement is like a mosaic every murder contributes. for women artists from around the while fighting against violence and repression and for women's rights. for stories of courage and success. little stones when it comes up with. including 5 minutes. all. sure that people will go for g.w. on facebook and twitter to date and in touch. we are watching a positive train all in the water the poorest of the poor in poor countries started valuing education they are demanding good quality education for the

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at the norwegian nobel committee hopes the peace agreement will help to about positive change for theon of ethiopia and eritrea. in ethiopia, even 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. additio

the norwegian nobel institute in oslo said mr ahmed had played a key role in efforts to end the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. the chair of the nobel committee mp5 says the bbc and the government should find a way for everyone over the age of 75 to continue to get the tv licence for free. the current plan is that free licences will end next year, apart from for people who receive pension credit. our media correspondent david sillito reports. don't switch us off! there's been widespread protest, about the decision to end the free licence fee scheme for everyone over the age of 75. the bbc has agreed to pay for the licences for anyone over 75 who receives pension credit, but it still means more than 3 million pensioners will lose their benefit. we feel so strongly because we felt we were given it forever, type of thing. and for this to come out of the blue, that you were not going to get it from next year and that the only ones that would receive it was people on pension credit. there is over 32,000 people in wales alone, older people, that do not claim pension credit. and it's not just about broken promises. silver line, a helpline for the el

the norwegian nobel institute in oslo said mr ahmed had played a key role in efforts to end the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. the chair of the nobel committeensformed his country. professor laura hammond is from the school or 0riental and african studies and joins me now. thank you for coming in. first off, did he deserve this award?|j thank you for coming in. first off, did he deserve this award? i think so. did he deserve this award? i think so. on balance, he did come out with a major, he has only been in office for one and a half years but came out with a major bank, in terms of committing himself immediately, to ending a 20 year long conflict with eritrea, a stalemate. he immediately not only recognise that the country had political prisoners but released thousands of them, elevated women to unprecedented levels in government, opened up the press to some extent. but hisjob is not finished opened up the press to some extent. but his job is not finished and so some critics will say that it is too soon, to recognise him and the us committee address that,. it is more a gesture, isn't it? it is but also a gesture, isn't it? it is but also a

the norwegian nobel institute in oslo said mr ahmed had played a key role in efforts to end the 20—year war with neighbouring eritrea. the chair of the nobel committeeso transformed his country. climate change activist greta thunberg had been one of the favourites for the award. joining me now is henrik urdal, who is head of the peace research, at the institute of oslo. thank you very much forjoining us. this is no surprise to some. a good choice. a very good choice. it is a bold move by the nobel committee. why is it bold? it is still early in the process. he still has to deliver ona the process. he still has to deliver on a lot of areas, including a peace agreement with ethiopian. it still needs to be returned. he needs to deliver on democratic reforms in ethiopia and he also needs to address the increasing levels of regional violence in the country. this will give him the support he needs internationally and also extra eyes on what he is doing. in a way it is an encouragement, a kind of reward for what he has done. the committee, in awarding the peace prize, said he lifted the country's state of emergency and granted amnesty for political prisone