After a 30-year war, #Eritrea became a sovereign state, in 1991. Prior to the country gaining its independence it was colonized by the Italians, British and Ethiopian's by "proxy colonialism". Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki explains that "agents promoting imperial agenda's" were being recruited via the Nixon Doctrine. President Afwerki has stated that the objective of the Eritrea project is to create a self sufficient state without any outside help. This has resulted in Eritrea denying access

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