Eritrea's relations with the international community have deteriorated in recent years amid President Isaias Afwerki's refusal to cooperate in a border dispute with Ethiopia.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

President Issaias Afwerki won the Eritreans' loyalty during the long struggle for independence.

ECONOMIST: Eritrea and Ethiopia at doubtful peace

Mr Meles and Issaias Afwerki, Eritrea's president, appear to be as surprised as everybody else to find they are at war.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia and Eritrea

Mr Afwerki is still popular with many Eritreans, and some say the time is not yet ripe for such a keen debate.

ECONOMIST: After ten years, democracy stirs