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Eritrea
Africa•2 Listed Leaders
Last Updated: 7/16/2026
Government Overview
A Horn of Africa state with one of the world's most closed political systems and no elections held since independence.
Political & Constitutional Structure
One-party state (authoritarian)
Current Heads of State & Government
I
Isaias Afwerki
President
Assumed Office: 5/23/1993
G
Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes
Chief of Staff, Defence Forces
Assumed Office: 3/19/2014