From liberator to oppressor: 30 years of Eritrea under Isaias Afwerki
24 May 2023 |
2:36 pm
Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as the 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 below the poverty line.
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