Prize announcement

Announcement of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 11 October 2019.

Interview about the awarded work

“We identify this as the most significant contribution to peace in the last year”

Immediately after the announcement, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Christian Borch regarding the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

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