Berhane Abrehe was Eritrea's longest serving finance minister before falling out with the president. Men are being forced to join the army, which has been aiding neighbouring Ethiopia fight rebel ...

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 ...

The current unelected president of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, has been in power since 1991. The diabolical dictator has outmaneuvered and outlived his political adversaries in the Horn of Africa for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Eritrea's president has blamed Washington for ongoing tensions between ...

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Sudan's president travelled to Eritrea Monday, choosing one of Africa's most isolated nations for his first trip abroad since an international court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of war ...

Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds of the country living below ...

Ethiopia’s top officials say old adversaries are finding common cause in a loose anti-government alliance stretching from Tigray to Eritrea. Its alleged members deny it exists. So, is Tsimdo an ...