Vol 47 No 11 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Omissions 26th May 2006 The latest meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, in London on 17 May, started badly, with the Commission President, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC of Britain, irritated by news...
Vol 47 No 6 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Tentative 17th March 2006 Secret talks in London on 10 March between American lawyers may help unblock the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia, that killed 50-100,000 people in 1998-2000. Both governments...
Vol 46 No 22 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Breaking point, again 4th November 2005 There may be some diplomatic method in Asmara's apparent madness Indignant at what he calls blatant international bias against Eritrea in its border dispute with Ethiopia, President Issayas Afeworki is restricting the work of the United Nations Mission...
Vol 46 No 7 | ERITREA Wrong numbers again 1st April 2005 The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea already has big credibility problems because of Ethiopia's continuing failure to implement a boundary commission ruling on where the frontier...
Vol 44 No 18 | ERITREAETHIOPIA War drift 12th September 2003 The United Nations Security Council will renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Eritrea and Ethiopia next week but the border remains unresolved and there is concern...
Vol 43 No 13 | ERITREA Disarmed but not demobbed 28th June 2002 People grow poorer and less free but the regime stands by its guns Despite sanctions by the European Union and other donors for bad governance, harsh treatment of political prisoners and tight controls on the press, President Issayas Aferworki shows no...
Vol 43 No 8 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Missing Badme 19th April 2002 As promised, both countries have accepted the (carefully crafted) ruling by the Eritrea-Ethiopian Boundary Commission, published last weekend. Both sides want peace but the propaganda war still rages...
Vol 43 No 7 | ERITREA Politics before economics 5th April 2002 After consolidating his power, President Issayas will turn to the anaemic economy The six-week delay, until 13 April, in the United Nations' verdict on the border dispute with Ethiopia may have further damaged the economy but by keeping the country...
Vol 42 No 20 | ERITREA Hagos heads home 12th October 2001 As war-hero-turned-dissident Mesfin Hagos prepares to return home to near certain imprisonment for criticising President Issayas Afewerki, international pressure is mounting on the government to reverse its recent...
Vol 42 No 19 | ERITREA Crackdown 28th September 2001 The President has gaoled the reformers ahead of the ruling party's congress Critics of President Issayas Afeworki complain about his autocratic style. On 18 September, he proved their point, when six of his critics in the ruling People's Front for...