Professor Kinfe Abraham Wins Peace Award

Professor Kinfe Abraham was nominated and selected for this great honor on the basis of his firm dedication to the peaceful settlement of conflicts as indispensable contributors to economic growth, development and democracy as exemplified by his involvement in various peace efforts and the embodiment of his scholarly contributions to African studies and developmental issues.

 The consideration of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace and the Universal Peace Federation on the basis of which the recognition was extended to Professor Kinfe Abraham also took stalk of his scholarly contributions to African and international affairs as represented by his globally published books such as The Missing Millions: Why and How Africa is Underdeveloped? (1994), The African Quest: Transition from the OAU to AU and NEPAD (2003), From Race to Class (1991), The Politics of Black Nationalism (1991 and 2005) and other books which dwell on African affairs; Somalia Calling (2002), Ethio-Eritrean History and Ethio-Eritrean War (2005), Sudan: the Politics of War and Peace (2006) and other books which deal with the conflicts of the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes; books on the hydropolitics of the Nile like, Nile Hurdles, Nile Disequilibrium, Nile Dilemmas, Nile Opportunities as well as books on Ethiopian historiography and development such as Ethiopia from Bullets to the Ballot Box (1995 and 2005), Ethiopia from Empire to Federation (2002), Ethiopia the Dynamics of Economic Reforms (2002), and Profile of The Ethiopian Economy. 

The review also included the various articles contributed by Professor Kinfe Abraham to international journals, magazines and newspapers as well as the lectures which he delivered in various international fora in the United States, UK, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, China, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti and a number of other countries to which he was invited.

The Universal Peace Federation and the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace are US based international organizations which recognize and honor individuals whose lives exemplify the ideal of living for the sake of others, and who dedicate themselves to practices which promote the founding ideals of UFP and IIFWP which include universal moral values, strong family life, interreligious cooperation, international harmony, the renewal of the United Nations, responsible public media and the establishment of a culture of peace.

 The organizations transcend racial, national and religious barriers, and award the title of Ambassador for Peace to world and other leaders in various domains who have contributed to the fulfillment of the hope of all ages, a unified world of peace wherein the spiritual and material dimensions of life are harmonized. 

 Professor Kinfe currently serves as President of the Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD), President of the Horn of Africa Development and Democracy (HADAD) International Lobby Group, Ambassador-At-Large as well as a specialist of conflict and national security studies.