Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Photo: CGTN)

CAIRO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi congratulated on Friday Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Constructive efforts to end all conflicts and differences in the African continent will continue with the will of its great peoples," al-Sisi wrote on his official Facebook account.

According to the website of the Nobel Prize, this year's Peace Prize was awarded to Ahmed "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea."