well, president isaias afwerki - the regime back home.- president isaias afwerki has been the regime back home. well, president isaias afwerki has been in power since 1991, since independence. what impression, or how was he regarded by the international community? i how was he regarded by the international community? i think, in most of the — international community? i think, in most of the international _ international community? ithink, in. most of the international community, at least the western world looks upon him as the dictator he is. but the new geopolitical play in the horn of africa region makes him relevant in a different way today then only a few years back. you have sudanin then only a few years back. you have sudan in civil war, and you have chaos in ethiopia, and middle east and russia and china is also very actively involved in positioning themselves in the horn of africa, and eritrea then becomes a useful pawn in many ways, so there is a bit of hesitation where the new international relations are reconfigured towards eri

president isaias afwerki has ruled eritrea with an iron fist since he came to power in 1991, and he istoday's clashes, you have supporters and opposition, government supporters, coming together and clashing. how will this be regarded by eritrea? it is a clear signal because this event in tel aviv follows a similar scenario in germany earlier this summer, in stockholm, and in canada and the us, and even this evening in bergen in norway, there have been demonstrations and clashes between eritrean immigrants to norway. so, it is a way for the new wave of eritrean refugees to raise a critique against the regime back home, and these cultural festivals as they are called is the new battleground to fight the regime back home. i mean, president afwerki has been in power since 1991, since independence. what impression, or how is he regarded by the international community? i think, in most of the international community, at least the western world, looks upon him as the dictator he is. but the new geopolitical play in the horn of africa region makes him relevant in a different way today than a f

division in the dyas borwick community, the exiles, between those that support the regime of isaias afwerkiose it. —— the dyas bra. find afwerki, and those that oppose it. -- the dyas bra-— afwerki, and those that oppose it. -- the dyas bra. and how have the eritrean community _ -- the dyas bra. and how have the eritrean community settled - -- the dyas bra. and how have the eritrean community settled and - -- the dyas bra. and how have the l eritrean community settled and been welcomed in israel? the? eritrean community settled and been welcomed in israel?— eritrean community settled and been welcomed in israel? they have found it difficult to — welcomed in israel? they have found it difficult to live _ welcomed in israel? they have found it difficult to live in _ welcomed in israel? they have found it difficult to live in israel. _ welcomed in israel? they have found it difficult to live in israel. it - it difficult to live in israel. it is by no means an easy place to live. they do not have proper refugee status and they are treated as infiltrators, which is the term the israelis use. but

sentiments towards the government and there are those who will still continue to lionised president isaias afwerki the growing frustration and, of course, the considerable amount of eritreans who died in the recent war in ethiopian, which eritrean troops were involved in, opposition to his rule continues to grow and it might be, at least the intensity of the opposition that eritrea is facing at least abroad, is nothing like anything that eritreans have seen over the course of the past 30 years. zecharias, thank you for joining us and providing that impact and analysis. zecharias zelalem. to the uk now, and headteachers in england are in a race this weekend to find ways to reopen their schools after being told to shut buildings made with unsafe concrete. many from the 104 affected schools are busy rejigging timetables, seeking alternative classrooms and trying to rent temporary toilets. meanwhile, mps are warning that the cost of dealing with the potentially dangerous concrete will lead to a very big bill for the taxpayer. frances read has more. the crumbling of a concrete that simply was not made