June 30, 2024
President Isaias Afwerki:
Sawa is the continuation of
Our revolutionary experience
President Isaias Afwerki explained the genesis of the idea of Sawa in an interview with Eritrean Center for Strategic Studies Website (ecss online )
in May 2011, as follows:
“When we came up with the idea of Sawa, it was only as a continuation of our revolutionary experience and not as a new innovation. The armed struggle served as a melting pot. Eritreans from all parts of the country joined it regardless of their differences (class, age etc.) and together experienced many difficulties, some of which were bitter. For instance, the fighters were able to overcome the regional conflicts and together liberate their country. Eritrea’s liberation struggle is
