Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Ethiopian politician Abiy Ahmed.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who has been the 4th prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the 20-year post-war territorial stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea.Abiy was the third chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) that governed Ethiopia for 28 years and the first Oromo in that position. Abiy is an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, and was a member of the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), one of the then four coalition parties of the EPRDF, until its rule ceased in 2019 and he formed his own party, the Prosperity Party.
Well the message I have for everyone working on peace, is that bringing results on peace can be easily entrained passively.
And if you can change Addis, definitely you can change Ethiopia.
War is the epitome of hell for all involved. I know because I have been there and back.
Health is a worldwide public good. It requires global action guided by a sense of global solidarity.
Working hard on peace process is a very good thing for yourself, for your region, for your country.
Our lifestyle is deeply communal, with extended families traditionally sharing the burdens and bounties of life together, eating meals from the same plate.
I was a young soldier when war broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
I have done so many great things compared to many leaders. But I didn't do 1 per cent of what I am dreaming.
Ethiopia has made steady progress in the provision of health services over the past two decades. But nothing has prepared us for threats posed by Covid-19.
Many Ethiopians see yesterday. I see tomorrow.
Negative peace is possible as long as you have a strong army.
If you give me $100bn now, I can't use it. There is not only money, there is talent and experience. That's why we need the private sector.
It takes a few to make war, but it takes a village and a nation to build peace.
Well, peace is a very expensive commodity in my country, as well as in my region.
I believed peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea was within reach.
I don't have any clue about the criteria, how the Nobel committee selects an individual for the prize.
Covid-19 teaches us that we are all global citizens connected by a single virus that recognises none of our natural or man-made diversity: not the colour of our skin, nor our passports, or the gods we worship.