Eritrea’s president warns Ethiopia against war as tensions escalate over Red Sea access and revived seaport ambitions.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has issued a warning to neighbouring Ethiopia, cautioning against the possibility of renewed conflict as tensions escalate in the Horn of Africa.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki warned neighbor Ethiopia against launching a new war between the bitter foes, with tensions ...

Two and a half years after a peace deal, Eritrea appears intent on sowing instability. A new report traces how Asmara has ...

Analysis - 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 ...

The leader, Isaias Afwerki, secretary general of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, gave no date for the proposed referendum. By Craig R. Whitney Page 3 of 3 ...

Isaias Afwerki now spends much of his time at his rural residence on a dusty hillside some 20km (12 miles) from the capital, Asmara. With the cabinet not having met since 2018, all power flows ...

Sudan’s military chief traveled to Eritrea on Monday for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general's latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival ...

A revered hero of Eritrea’s independence struggle, Isaias Afwerki has ruled with an iron fist for three decades, crushing all opposition and transforming his country into an African “North Korea ...

After North Korea, Eritrea is the world’s most repressive and totalitarian country.Independence leader Isaias Afwerki rules with an iron fist. He rejects elections, and treats the country as his ...

German police said dozens of people, including at least 26 officers, were injured during unrest surrounding an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart.. Shortly before the ...

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