 Anova muEthiopia wekutanga uye muOromo wekutanga kupihwa mubairo weNobel Prize, achihwina mubairo weNobel Peace Prize wa2019 nekuda kwebasa rake rekupedza makore makumi maviri ehondo yenyika pakati peEthiopia neEritrea.. Zvisinei, panguva iyi, kusagadzikana kwezvematongerwo enyika uye kwemadzinza, uye rusarura rwemadzinza zvakawedzera muEthiopia zvichiratidzwa nekukwira kwechisimba, uye kurwisana kwehondo pakati pemasimba ehurumende nemauto eTPLF. Muna Chikumi 2020, Abiy, pamwe chete neNational Election Board yeEthiopia NEBE, vakasarudza kudzosera sarudzo dzeparamende dzakarongwa nekuda kwedenda re COVID-19. Kufamba uku kwakakonzera kutsoropodzwa, kunyanya kubva kuvapikisi, uye kwakamutsa mibvunzo pamusoro pekunonoka kwebumbiro remutemo. 