Daily Current Affairs / Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed sworn in as prime minister for the second time
Category : International Published on: October 05 2021
· Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a new five-year term. His government has been facing several challenges over the past several days, including a month-long conflict in the northern region of the Tigre.
· Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for restoring ties with neighboring Eritrea.
· Ethiopia's economy has been greatly weakened by the 11-month-long war.
Important facts
About Nobel Prize
v Nobel Prize is a prestigious prize awarded separately in six different fields “to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”. Originally, the prize was awarded in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
v First awarded: 1901
v Won 3 Noble prizes: Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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