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Nobel Speech

Addis Abeba, December 12/2019 – On December 10, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accepted the 2019 Noble award for peace. Today, he received a “hero’s welcome” when arriving at Bole International Airport in Addis Abeba. Ethiopians at home and abroad alike are celebrating this extraordinary moment

“Forging A Durable Peace in the Horn of Africa” Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Fellow Ethiopians, Fellow Africans, Citizens of the World Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be here with you, and deeply grateful to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for recognizing and encouraging