Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

BBC interview with Isaias Afwerki, 1991 – “we declared Assab a free port for Ethiopia”….”we will allow the population to participate in democratic institutions”

Summary by Martin Plaut
This interview with Isaias Afwerki after the capture of Asmara in 1991 was by Philip Schofield. It covers the initial concerns of the new administration of Eritrea. This was after Ethiopia recognised Eritrea’s provisional government. He also declared Assab a free port for Ethiopia, and said that Massawa could also be an entry point for […]
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Martin Plaut broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal