Either move would engage Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki the TPLF's arch enemy...
President Issayas Afewerki may live to regret his role in urging Abiy to remove the TPLF...
Vol 61 No 10 |
- ERITREA
- ETHIOPIA
The reclassification of the refugees does not suit TPLF leaders who maintain their traditional hostility to President Issayas Afewerki...
That is especially the case since President Issayas Afewerki of Eritrea – Abiy's peace partner though not a fellow Nobel recipient – is particularly keen to see the demise of his Tigrayan arch-enemies whom he blames for Eritrea's isolation...
Vol 60 No 14 |
- ERITREA
- ETHIOPIA
Attention is focusing once more on last November's meeting of Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed one month after retired Brigadier-General Asaminew Tsige the leader of last month's alleged coup attempt was appointed head of Amhara's regional security...
Eritrea's President Issayas Afewerki is believed to be acting on behalf of Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahayan (aka MBZ) the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates and key ally of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS)...
The idea that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the autocratic President Issayas Afewerki have formed a strong bond allowing the two nations to agree terms is wearing thin...
The same can be said for Ethiopia's northerly dispute which saw Abiy President Issayas Afewerki of Eritrea Debretsion and Amhara president Gedu Andargachew pose together on 7 January at the opening of an Ethiopia-Eritrea border crossing...
It faces a challenge from the opposition Arena party but the TPLF's problems seem likely to be more broadly external including resistance from Eritrea's unshackled dictator Issayas Afewerki whose historic animus against Tigray has not been diminished by the rapprochement with Addis...
The TPLF-run regional government is already under pressure after border disputes flared with Amhara and the mood soured further as Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki the TPLF's sworn enemy went on a tour of that state with Abiy...
Gulf influence has led to blossoming relations with Ethiopia's former enemy Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki who has also now made his peace with neighbour Djibouti (AC Vol 59 No 14 From the edge of war to the bridge of love)...