Eritrea
Eritrea This Week – 20160523
[spider_facebook id=”4″] At Eritrean independence silver jubilee, after telling Eritreans that everything that is right with Eritrea is credited to his government and everything that is wrong can be blamed on the United States, the 70-year old President Isaias Afwerki told his audience: “may we meet for our golden anniversary.” This is consistent with wikileaks…
Eritrea’s Descent Into Barter Economy
[spider_facebook id=”4″] It has been over four months since the Government of Eritrea announced a new monetary policy which included issuing new currency, restricting the amount of money that individuals can withdraw and moving, in principle, from a cash-transaction economy to one based on checks. Though its purpose was not announced, the goal appears to…
Eritrea: Too Independent To Be Free?
[spider_facebook id=”4″] On May 24, 1991, Eritreans, for the first time in their history, earned an opportunity to govern themselves free from any foreign power. This was a hard-fought outcome which came about as a result of People Power: 1890 – 1941: Eritreans chafed under the rule of colonial Italy. 1941 – 1951: Eritreans, then administered by the…