This leader was asked to leave the AUSSOM mission after he recognized a government in exchange for a naval base. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this leader of the Prosperity Party who agreed to end a border conflict by ceding the town of Badme. This leader launched a war with a northeastern neighbor in 2020 after winning the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
ANSWER: Abiy Ahmed [or Abiy Ahmed Ali; prompt on Ahmed]
[10h] Under Abiy, Ethiopia has also raised tensions with nearby nations after finishing construction of this massive project on the Blue Nile, located near the country’s border with Sudan.
ANSWER: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [or Hidase Dam or Millennium Dam; accept Tālāqu ye-Ītyōppyā Hidāsē Gidib]
[10e] Ethiopia has feuded with this country over the control it will have over waterflow that ends up in the Nile. This country has been governed by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi since 2014.
ANSWER: Egypt [or Misr]
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