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Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
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Three decades after its independence from Ethiopia, the State of Eritrea remained an autocracy with no implemented constitution under the firm rule of President Isaias Afewerki, the head of the sole political party, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (pfdj). Eritrean troops were deployed in the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region throughout the year despite a peace agreement signed in November. In September, the government announced a general mobilisation and called people from as young as 14 to at least 55 years of age to join the army. Draft dodgers were heavily punished, and their family members arrested to force them to abide. Accordingly, the human rights situation deteriorated, and the rule of law remained absent. Eritrea’s economy remained in poor condition and diaspora remittances played a vital role for the population’s survival. Eritrea remained under targeted sanctions imposed by the US and EU due to its military engagement in Tigray, while the country’s mining sector had come under the control of Chinese companies.