Issayas Afeworki

At the end of May 15 leading members of the PFDJ's 75-member Central Council published an unprecedented open letter denouncing President Issayas Afeworki's autocratic rule...

Now like his Eritrean counterpart President Issayas Aferworki he faces pent-up grievances from his own faction...

For the first time in his political life President Issayas Aferworki faces serious challenges from his political peers...

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...

Abroad Eritrean President Issayas Afeworki is blamed for his bellicose foreign policy and undemocratic rule...

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...

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...

Addis Ababa would certainly like to see the end of President Issayas Afeworki but is well aware that only Eritreans can arrange that...

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...

President Issayas Afeworki has been scathing in private we hear and Foreign Minister Haile Woldetensae said it showed Ethiopia was preparing for war...