Once hailed as a liberation hero, Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has ruled since 1993 without elections, a functioning ...

Isaias Afwerki was celebrated as a national hero in his country in 1991 after he had led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) into victory, gaining independence from Ethiopia after 30 ...

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 ...

In 2018, the Tigrayans lost power in Ethiopia and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made peace with the Eritrean leader, President Isaias Afwerki. The two men shared a common loathing of the Tigrayans and ...

Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki has cultivated an ability to ward off threats, both internal and external. Below are profiles of his inner circle. Isaias Afwerki, born in 1946 in Asmara, is the longest ...

When Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki dies and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed leaves office, they will leave behind a legacy of destruction. Both have run the countries they lead into the ...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy and Eritrea’s Isaias signed a peace deal shortly after Abiy came to power in 2018, ushering in an era of closer cooperation. The Eritrean Defence Forces and ...

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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and President of the State of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki shake hands during their meeting on the sideline on the sideline of the Russia Africa Summit in St ...

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President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia held extensive discussions at the State House in Asmara, Eritrea, on Wednesday, focusing on the consolidation of ...