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On November 15, Ethiopia’s leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, addressed parliamentarians about the recent agreement to end the civil war in Tigray and the state of the country’s economy, which has been restrained by that war.Just three years ago, the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, D.C., had declared Ethiopia one of Africa’s best economic performers. This was not long after Abiy came to power promising economic and other reforms expected to accelerate what already had been more than a decade of growth.Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali poses with medal and diploma after receiving Nobel Peace Prize during ceremony in Oslo City Hall, Norway December 10, 2019. (NTB Scanpix/Hakon Larsen/REUTERS)After his November 15 speech, Abiy tweeted some further boasts about the economy, including:Ethiopia's economy held up under pressure & reached $127.6 B
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