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Ethiopia, the CIA, and the making of Eritrea’s leadership

Summary by Martin Plaut
30 April, 2026 Source: Geeska Mohamed Kheir Omer Unresolved testimonies and partial disclosures reopen questions about Isaias Afwerki’s early ties to U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Ethiopian imperial strategy, challenging decades of official denial. History may not always offer clean beginnings. In Eritrea’s case, the unresolved questions surrounding the early trajectory of its president, Isaias Afwerki, are not merely academic – they go t…
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Martin Plaut broke the news on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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