Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed Ali (Oromo: Abiyi Ahmed Alii; Amharic: ዐብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) be an Ethiopian politician wey be de current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 den de leader of de Prosperity Party since 2019. Na he rise thru de ranks of government via de Information Network Security Agency (INSA), wich na dem establish insyd 2006. Na dem award am de 2019 Nobel Peace Prize "for ein efforts to achieve peace den international cooperation, den in particular for ein decisive initiative make he resolve de border conflict plus neighbouring Eritrea". Na Abiy serve as de third chairmo of de Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) wey govern Ethiopia for 28 years den de first person of Oromo descent make he hold dat position."Abiy Ahmed prime minister of Ethiopia", Encyclopedia Britannica, archived from the original on 10 November 2019, retrieved 10 February 2021 Abiy be a member of de Ethiopian parliament, wey na he be a member of de Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), one of de then four coalition parties of de EPRDF, til na ein rule cease insyd 2019 wey he form ein own party, de Prosperity Party.Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopia's prime minister, BBC News, 28 March 2018, archived from the original on 11 October 2019, retrieved 11 October 2019

Insyd June 2020, Abiy den de National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) postpone parliamentary elections secof de COVID-19 pandemic. Na dem criticise de postponement, especially from de opposition, wey na e raise questions about de delay ein constitutional legitimacy. Na dem eventually hold an election insyd 2021. Na de African Union describe de election as an improvement dem compare to de 2015 election den positive overall, wey dey urge de government make e continue de commitment to democracy.

Dey follow rising ethnic den political tensions insyd 2020, na de Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) attack de Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command, wey start de 2-year Tigray War between de combined forces of de ENDF den de Eritrean army against forces loyal to de TPLF den de Oromo Liberation Army. After de Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement end de Tigray War, Abiy begin an effort insyd 2023 make he consolidate all remaining regional militias into de ENDF. Na Fano rebuff requests make dem disarm den integrate into federal forces, instead na dem attack de ENDF wey begin de War insyd Amhara.

Since 2019, na Ethiopia undergo democratic backsliding under Abiy ein premiership, wey be marked by severe human rights violations, media censorship, internet shutdown, civil conflicts den systematic persecution of thousands of ethnic Amharas, den ethnic violence insyd southern regions of Ethiopia, such as Amaro Koore, Konso den Gedeo Zones. Na politically motivated purges sanso cam be common wey na dem arrest chaw journalists den activists, by police for alleged breach of "constitutional laws". As of June 2022, na dem arrest 18 journalists on allegation of "inciting violence" while dem dey report give independent media outlets anaa YouTube channels. Dem sanso dey believe Abiy lead den organize Koree Nageenyaa, a secret service wey purportedly dey commit unlawful detentions den extrajudicial killings insyd de Oromia Region plus de aim of suppressing uprisings.

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Category:1976 births
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Category:Nobel Peace Prize laureates
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