Isaias Afwerki. Photo: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters H ard to believe one can fight against authoritarian occupation (by Ethiopia) for decades and then turn into a dictator oneself in a matter ...

Who is Isaias Afwerki, Eritrea's Enigmatic Dictator? Published Nov 01, 2016 at 12:08 PM EDT Updated Nov 06, 2016 at 11:16 AM EST ...

Meet Isaias Afwerki, the man they call Africa’s Kim Jong Un Following its de jure independence in May 1993, Eritrea has been ruled by one man (and one party), Afwerki, its first 'elected' head ...

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has exploited the war to extend his military influence across the region, leveraging himself into a kingmaker role in neighbouring Ethiopia. FEISAL OMAR/Reuters ...

Image: Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki receives a key from Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa ...

Isaias Afwerki has been at the helm of Eritrean politics since the 1970s. Despite growing opposition among Eritrea's large and influential diaspora, there are few signs of an effective challenge ...

Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds of the country living ...

On July 19, 2025, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki delivered yet another one of his long, ideologically freighted television interviews, part geopolitical ...

They hope that the overthrow of neighbouring Sudan's long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir will give impetus to their efforts to oust President Isaias Afwerki.

They hope that the overthrow of neighbouring Sudan's long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir will give impetus to their efforts to oust President Isaias Afwerki.