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Ethiopian PM Receives Nobel Peace Prize, But Peace on the Ground is
Questioned

Marthe van der Wolf

   LONDON - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel
   Peace Prize this year, mainly for the 2018 deal he reached with Eritrea
   to end a long-running border conflict. In accepting the prize in Oslo
   on Tuesday, Abiy insisted the prize also belonged to his "partner and
   comrade in peace, President Isaias Afwerki, whose goodwill trust and
   commitment were vital in ending the two-decade deadlock between our
   countries."

   Many observers hoped the deal would spark political reforms in Eritrea,
   where Isaias has ruled with a heavy hand for years. But analysts and
   activists are increasingly skeptical the deal will stop Eritrea's
   government from oppressing its own citizens.

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