In 1993, Eritrea declared independence from Ethiopia. Although an Eritrean constitution was proposed in 1997, it was never ratified. Eritrea is totally controlled by President Isaias Afwerki and his People’s Front for Democracy and Justice. In 2018, a 20-year border war with Ethiopia concluded when Afwerki made peace with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali. Both the United Nations and Human Rights Watch have named Eritrea as one of the world’s most oppressive countries. In 2020, the nati

In 2020, the Eritrean military invaded Tigray with the tacit consent of Ethiopia. Eritrea acknowledged its presence in Tigray in April 2021. Eritrean soldiers have targeted ethnic Tigrayans with pillage, mass rape, and genocidal massacres.