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FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

Nobel peace prize

Ethiopia's Abiy has 'special responsibility' to end Tigray conflict: Nobel panel

By AFP

Northern Ethiopia has been beset by conflict since November 2020 when Ahmed sent troops into Tigray after accusing the region's ruling party, the Tigray...

  • Former South African President FW de Klerk. Image: @FWdeKlerkFoun/Twitter

    ANALYSIS: Last apartheid president De Klerk driven by pragmatism, not idealism

    Some will remember FW de Klerk as the last white South African president who played a primary role in ending apartheid, while others will remember him simply as the last white minority leader to preside over apartheid and the violence that upheld it.

    187 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on July 09, 2018 Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai attends an event about the importance of education and women empowerment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Picture: Miguel Schincariol / AFP.

    In a letter to the Taliban, Malala calls for reversal of girls' school ban

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai called on the leaders of Muslim nations to make it clear to the Taliban that 'religion does not justify preventing girls from going to school'.

    211 days ago
  • Picture: @NobelPrize/Twitter

    Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

    The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines) and Dmitry Muratov (Russia) 'for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace'.

    221 days ago
  • FILE: Teen activist Greta Thunberg poses for a picture after an interview ahead of the Global Climate Strike march on 20 September 2019 in New York City. Picture: AFP.

    Press freedom, Belarus opposition or Greta for Nobel Peace Prize?

    The highlight of the Nobel season, the prestigious peace prize always elicits a flurry of speculation. But predicting the winner is a giant guessing game.

    223 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    Ethiopia's PM Abiy: From peace prize to grinding war

    In an April speech Abiy Ahmed told supporters, in his trademark folksy language, that while Ethiopia might seem riven by crises, the real problem was one of perception.

    334 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on July 09, 2018 Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai attends an event about the importance of education and women empowerment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Picture: Miguel Schincariol / AFP.

    Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal

    The multi-year partnership would "draw on her ability to inspire people around the world", the company said in a statement, adding that content would also include animation and children's series.

    434 days ago
  • Greta Thunberg. © Liv Oeian/123rf.com

    Hundreds nominated for Peace Prize: Nobel Institute

    The total of 329 falls short of the record set in 2016, when the institute was faced with 376 nominations.

    442 days ago
  • FILE: A delegation of Cuban healthcare workers arrived in the Western Cape on 24 May 2020 to help with the province’s fight against the rapid spread of COVID-19. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN.

    Honour Cuban doctors & increase salaries for SA health workers - Nehawu

    Cabinet approved the suggestion by President Cyril Ramaphosa to nominate the Cuban doctors who helped South Africa in the fight against COVID-19 the last few months.

    468 days ago
  • SA proposes to nominate Cuban medical brigade for Nobel Peace Prize

    President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 1 February 2021 on government's latest efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He also announced the proposal by the South African Cabinet to nominate the Cuban medical brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize, for their part in fighting the coronavirus.

    470 days ago
  • FILE: The Nobel Peace Prize. Picture AFP

    Black Lives Matter proposed for Nobel Peace Prize

    Founded in the United States in 2013, the movement received an impetus in May after George Floyd died. A white policeman had knelt on Floyd's neck for eight minutes ignoring Floyd's pleas that he couldn't breathe.

    472 days ago
  • FILE: The Nobel Peace Prize. Picture AFP

    World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

    The WFP was "a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict", Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said on unveiling the winner in Oslo.

    583 days ago
  • FILE: The Nobel Peace Prize. Picture AFP

    UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

    The Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the UN World Food Programme for its efforts in fighting hunger.

    585 days ago
  • Friendship Square in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 22 September 2020. Picture: Eduardo Soteras / AFP

    A year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy beautifies a divided Ethiopia

    Beautification sites in Addis Ababa are "representations of how fast we can engage in projects, turn them around and deliver them for public utilisation".

    586 days ago
  • FILE: The Nobel Peace Prize. Picture AFP

    Wars, rows and scandals: When the Nobels didn't go as planned

    The Oslo ceremony for the peace prize, held on the same day, will meanwhile go ahead on a smaller scale, and that banquet has also been cancelled.

    594 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump smiles during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives in 2018 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

    Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated Trump for the 2019 award for his diplomatic efforts with North Korea, said he also nominated him this year because of the US troop withdrawal from Iraq.

    615 days ago
  • Pat Hume (2R) and her son John (R) attend the funeral of her late husband John Hume at St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry (Londonderry) in Northern Ireland, on 5 August 2020. Picture: AFP

    Nobel laureate John Hume laid to rest in N.Ireland

    He was an architect of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, which largely ended three decades of violence that killed 3,500 people.

    650 days ago
  • FILE: Former President FW de Klerk. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    ‘De Klerk must hand back the Nobel Prize’ – Stratcom’s Erasmus

    He has written a book, Confessions of a Stratcom Hitman, in which he reveals the details of his role as a propagandist who created fake news against influential political leaders like Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

    750 days ago
  • By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    CARTOON: Nobel Oblige, FW!

    By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    820 days ago
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