Should Abiy keep his Nobel as war looms? - Bangkok Post

Another October is coming up, and still the Nobel Peace Prize Committee refuses to give Donald Trump his prize. They even gave one to Barack Obama, who was black and a Democrat and had been in office for only 20 minutes. Meanwhile, they ignore a man truly worthy of the prize, a man who ended eight wars last year alone. (He said so himself.)

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Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. His new book is 'Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)'.