Topic: Isaias Afewerki

President Isaias Holds Talks With Emir of Qatar

AllAfrica.com - 25 days ago
President Isaias Afwerki held talks on 22 January in Doha City with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Al-Khalifa Al-Thani.. . In the meeting, the...

Peter Goodspeed: Left to die in Africa's North Korea

Full Comment - 150 days ago
Goodspeed Analysis. . In the agony and anguish that followed the 9/11 terror attacks, the world lost sight of the horror and fear that have seized...

Eritrea Year In Review 2003

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
In 2003 Eritrea continued its campaign of national development-Wefri Warsay Yi'Kaalo (WWY). By March Ethiopia's belated misgivings over the placement of the town of Badme within Eritrea's borders had resuscitated a sense of mistrust and insecurity over the future ...

Eritrea Year In Review 2001

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
On May 24, 2001, Eritrea celebrated the 10th anniversary of its effective independence from Ethiopia. Nevertheless, Eritrea's triumphal claims to exceptionalism from the African continent's postcolonial malaise of dictatorship were exposed to scrutiny during the year. In 2000 a group ...

Eritrea Year In Review 2000

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
4,136,000 (including nearly 350,000 refugees in The Sudan) Capital: In July the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) was established and authorized to deploy 4,200 peacekeeping forces. UNMEE would monitor the cessation of hostilities, ensure the ...

Eritrea Year In Review 2006

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
Eritrea faced severe challenges in 2006, most of which were exacerbated by the nation's authoritarian government, which failed to create a climate of economic revival, good relations with Western donors, neighbourly relations with Ethiopia, or real freedom for its people. Pres ...

Eritrea Year In Review 2005

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
Despite extreme poverty exacerbated by drought, shortfalls in international relief funding, and a weak economy, Eritrea spent its energy in 2005 threatening to renew war with its large neighbour Ethiopia over a five-year border dispute. The escalating tensions forced the UN Security ...