He blamed Ethiopia for his country's decision in 2007 to withdraw from the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, or IGAD. accuses it of supporting Islamist insurgents in Somalia, and has slapped sanctions on Eritrean political and military leaders.īut in the interview, conducted Sunday in New York, President Afewerki insisted Eritreans enjoy press freedom and have full access to information. Afewerki also dismissed accusations his country does not allow freedom of the press, and blamed Ethiopia for Eritrea's withdrawal from an East African bloc of nations.Įritrea has been strongly criticized by rights groups who say the government imprisons its critics and has crushed the independent media. Latin America Creole Español Įritrean President Isaias Afewerki says he rejects the view that his country is a pariah state, and says that such views show a bias against his country.Middle East / North Africa فارسی ir. كوردی Kurdi Türkçe.Africa Afaan Oromoo አማርኛ Français Hausa Kinyarwanda Kirundi Ndebele Português Shona Soomaaliga Kiswahili ትግርኛ Zimbabwe.East & Southeast Asia Burmese 粵語 中文 Bahasa Indonesia ខ្មែរ Khmer 한국어 ລາວ ไทย བོད་ཡིག Tibetan Tiếng Việt.English Worldwide English Learning English.
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