Issayas Afewerki

After a failed coup in January 2013 President Issayas Aferworki moved to secure his regime by cracking down on dissent and radically restructuring the military (AC Vol 54 No 4 Issayas staggers a little)...

Once a close friend of President Issayas Afeworki Debessai was sent to prison for corruption released and then gaoled again...

Saudi Arabian securocrats are working closely with Guelleh we hear because they are worried by reports of visits by senior Houthi officials from Yemen and Iranian Revolutionary Guards to President Issayas Afeworki in neighbouring Eritrea...

The TPDM is now believed to carry out security duties for President Issayas Afeworki who no longer trusts his own forces after the Forto incident of January 2013 (AC Vol 54 No 4 Issayas staggers a little)...

Ethiopia will balance tensions at the current level: state and party media will be allowed to stoke up feeling against Issayas Aferworki and low-key support for the Eritrean opposition in Ethiopia will hold...

Washington made it clear that Mugabe would not be invited and nor would Sudan's Omer el Beshir or Eritrea's Issayas Aferworki...

Opposition groups in exile and communities in Australia Europe and North America are trying to take advantage of apparent signs of weakness in the ruling circle around ailing President Issayas Aferworki by coordinating fundraising efforts and political messages via social media and online forums...

These included: freeing all political prisoners (usually estimated at up to 10 000 many more if deserters are included); implementing the constitution adopted in 1997 which President Issayas Aferworki has refused to ratify; a transitional government; and an end to corruption among senior officers...

At least one of President Issayas Aferworki’s few allies shows concern about his survival...

Eritrean backing has been cut for a year at least we hear although Asmara’s renewed fighting with Ethiopia which attacked three targets inside Eritrea on 14 March could cause President Issayas Afewerki to resume support...