Five countries voted against the resolution, officially sanctioning Russia’s norm-shattering invasion that undermines the rules-based liberal international order. One of the five countries that ...

Isaias Afewerki's trip to Kampala has raised eyebrows among regional observers, especially because the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants his government is accused of financing last year killed ...

Seventeen years ago this month, Eritrea’s government, led by President Isaias Afewerki, took draconian steps to quash all dissent. Click to expand Image That September, in 2001, Eritrean ...

Isaias was 45 when, as a rebel leader, his Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) defeated Ethiopia in 1991. Those who fought in the war are remembered each year on Martyrs' Day, 20 June.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afewerki sought to calm fears of unrest, and blamed “bankrupt enemies” for being behind the the storming of the information ministry. Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

There are few leaders as enigmatic as Eritrea’s president, Isaias Afwerki. In my book, Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa’s Most Repressive State, I profile the president who led the country ...

Eritrea has sought to quash speculation about President Isaias Afewerki's health, saying he was "fit as a fiddle" and lambasting the United States for spreading "lies" over his condition.

Eritrea fought for its independence from Ethiopia, winning the battle in 1993. Relations between the two neighbours were poor, with a dispute over their borders still unsettled today. Ethiopia’s Prime ...