NDERITU: Nobel is fine but Abiy needs goodwill to unite Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses his country's diaspora in Washington, US on July 28, 2018. The PM was on October 11, 2019 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with Eritrea. PHOTO | REUTERS
It was quite the week for Africa with Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge making history by completing a 42-kilometre marathon in 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria, becoming the first recorded human being to run the distance in under two hours.
In no less a feat, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had in the same week been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for among others, his democratic reforms and peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.
