Isaias, 76, came to power in 1993 and has since rules with an iron grip on the country. His People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) regime does not hold elections and drafts young men for ...

In this extract from Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa's Most Repressive State, author Martin Plaut reflects on Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The president led his people through most of the ...

Terrence Lyons, author of the Council Special Report Avoiding Conflict in the Horn of Africa: U.S. Policy Toward Ethiopia and Eritrea, says the United States sees the global war on terrorism as a ...

ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister warned Eritrea’s leadership of dire consequences if they start a new war over a disputed border, saying on Thursday his response might go ...

According to United Nations figures, Syrians have made up roughly half of the migrants trying to reach Europe by sea this year. They're followed by Afghans and Eritreans. Thousands are believed to be ...

SHY AND awkward, the teenage Issaias Afwerki did not stand out. As a student in Asmara, Eritrea’s capital, the future president was known less for his bookish brilliance than for sudden flashes of ...

The man I interviewed, I'll call him TM, was born in Asmara, Eritrea, Africa. He was the only child of his mother and father, but his mother died when he was 2 years old. In his culture, he is given a ...

NAIROBI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday sidestepped questions about whether his country's troops remain in neighbouring Ethiopia's Tigray region three months after the ...

NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - Eritrea told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that it has agreed to start withdrawing its troops from Ethiopia's Tigray region, acknowledging publicly for ...

Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London There are few leaders as enigmatic as Eritrea’s president, ...