Containing Eritrea, the North Korea of Africa
Sanctions should be reimposed on Issaias Afwerki’s regime
Dictators seldom improve with age or time in office. As they grow accustomed to untrammelled power, they forget why restraint is a virtue. As they punish truth-tellers, they hear more lies. After years of tyrannising their own people, they wonder if they can get away with bullying foreigners, too. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are not the only despots who menace their neighbours. Eritrea’s Issaias Afwerki is equally malign.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Containing the North Korea of Africa”
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