Vol 42 No 9 | ETHIOPIA Storm after the storm 4th May 2001 Now like his Eritrean counterpart President Issayas Aferworki he faces pent-up grievances from his own faction...
Vol 42 No 4 | ERITREA Winter in Asmara 23rd February 2001 For the first time in his political life President Issayas Aferworki faces serious challenges from his political peers...
Vol 42 No 1 | EAST AFRICA Mixed fortunes 12th January 2001 The ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice congress in mid-year will plan for December's elections to which President Issayas Afeworki reluctantly agreed...
Vol 41 No 24 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Peace at last 8th December 2000 Abroad Eritrean President Issayas Afeworki is blamed for his bellicose foreign policy and undemocratic rule...
Vol 41 No 20 | SUDAN No room at the Security Council 13th October 2000 We hear Omer wanted to get Maulana on his own but the DUP boss insisted on President Issayas Afeworki's presence at their 50-minute meeting...
Vol 41 No 13 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Time of reckoning 23rd June 2000 Ethiopia optimistically hopes the AENF can use the power vacuum in western Eritrea to build up its support and that criticism of President Issayas Afeworki will grow as Eritrea's defeat sinks in...
Vol 41 No 11 | ERITREAETHIOPIA Force majeure 26th May 2000 Addis Ababa would certainly like to see the end of President Issayas Afeworki but is well aware that only Eritreans can arrange that...
Vol 41 No 8 | ETHIOPIA Guns and butter 14th April 2000 On 11 April Eritrea's President Issayas Afeworki told United States Secretary ofState Madeleine Albright in Washington that he would definitely attend the next round of peace talks with Ethiopia...
Vol 41 No 7 | ETHIOPIA The blame game 31st March 2000 President Issayas Afeworki has been scathing in private we hear and Foreign Minister Haile Woldetensae said it showed Ethiopia was preparing for war...
Vol 41 No 1 | EAST AFRICA Cooperation again 7th January 2000 The two countries will be unable to feed their peoples and on top of the financial costs President Issayas Aferworki and Premier Meles Zenawi will face heavy criticism if casualty figures are released...