Eritrea Opposition To Set Up Government In Exile
Eritrea Daily, NJ - February 4, 2008

Eritrean opposition groups trying to bring down President Isaias Afwerki plan to set up a government in exile for the Red Sea state, an opposition leader said on Monday from the Ethiopian capital.

A coalition of 13 groups will meet in Ethiopia in March to elect a leader, cabinet and parliament, said Adehanom Gebremariam, chairman of the Eritrean Peoples' Movement.

Adehanom said the group would decide on a strategy to overthrow Isaias, who has ruled Eritrea as a one-party state since it won independence from arch-foe Ethiopia in 1993.

"Our aim is to transform a one-man dictatorial rule now prevailing in Eritrea into legal and democratic governance," Adehanom said in a statement.

Eritrean officials could not immediately be reached for comment ...