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...