Virtually No Border Control in Eritrea

From Welcome to Asmarino Independent. Sat Apr 12 2014, 13:11:51

Speaking from the capital this afternoon they said: 'the sheer number of refugees making the crossing into Europe via Libya as well as the rising numbers of those crossing the border into Sudan and Ethiopia comes as no surprise to us here, everyone here talks about those who have left the country and the fact that the borders are virtually free of security forces'. The poor border control is believed to be a result of diminished capacity in the army due to the level of defections. ..

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