Conflicting reports have sprung up about a supposedly violent riot in
the Eritrean capital of Asmara that allegedly took place late last
week. All that’s known for certain is
that a crowd gathered to unsuccessfully protest the closing down of an
Islamist school over the weekend that had long flouted the government’s
orders to secularize some of its rules and curricula, though what came
next is in dispute. [ 522 more words ]
