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Abiy Ahmed was elected Ethiopia's prime minister in 2018 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for reconciliation with Eritrea. A year later, a civil war broke out that lasted until 2022.
In August 2018, when Abiy Ahmed had just been elected Prime Minister of crisis- and war-torn Ethiopia, he gave a press conference. He pleaded for peace: "We can defeat each other through ideas instead of killing each other."
Eight years have passed since then. Abiy initially received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his reconciliation with his neighbor and arch-enemy Eritrea. Just a year later, however, the country slipped into civil war that lasted until 2022. Now the conflict threatens to erupt with new severity.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The conflict will continue to escalate in the coming weeks if mediation is not achieved.
Likely · Within weeks

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