Sisi Congratulates Ethiopian PM on 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for winning the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

Writing on his official Twitter account, Sisi described Abiy’s winning the award as a “new victory to our black continent.”

“I hope our constructive efforts to end all conflicts and disputes in Africa continue,” Sisi added.

Earlier on Friday, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Ethiopian premier according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee announcement on 11 October 2019 in Oslo, Norway.

Abiy won the prize “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation,” according to Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

“The committee has not communicated with the newly-awarded Ahmed, but I’m sending him now my warmest congratulations,” Reiss-Andersen added.

Few Minutes after the announcement, the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia issued a statement saying that it is pleased to “expressed our pride” in the news.

“This recognition is a timeless testimony to the member ideals if unity, cooperation and mutual coexistence that the prime minister has been consistently championing,” the statement read.

When Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister in April 2018, he made it clear that he wished to resume peace talks with Eritrea. In close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea, Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out the principles of a peace agreement to end the long “no peace, no war” stalemate between the two countries.

In September 2018, he and his government contributed actively to the normalization of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Djibouti after many years of political hostility.

Additionally, Abiy Ahmed has sought to mediate between Kenya and Somalia in their protracted conflict over rights to a disputed marine area.

In Sudan, the military regime and the opposition have returned to the negotiating table. On the 17th of August, they released a joint draft of a new constitution intended to secure a peaceful transition to civil rule in the country.