Extractions: Eritrea emerged from its long war of independence in 1993 only to plunge once again into war, first with Yemen and then, more devastatingly, with its old adversary, Ethiopia. It now faces the gigantic task of rebuilding a country ravaged by more than 30 years of conflict, its infrastructure, buildings and fields destroyed. OVERVIEW FACTS LEADERS MEDIA A former Italian colony, Eritrea was occupied by the British in 1941. In 1952 the United Nations resolved to establish it as an autonomous entity federated with Ethiopia as a compromise between Ethiopian claims for sovereignty and Eritrean aspirations for independence. However, 10 years later the Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, decided to annex it, triggering a 32-year-long armed struggle. This culminated in independence shortly after an alliance of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and a coalition of Ethiopian resistance movements defeated Haile Selassie's communist successor, Mengistu Haile Mariam. In 1993, in a referendum supported by Ethiopia, the Eritrean people voted almost unanimously in favour of independence, leaving Ethiopia landlocked.
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Extractions: Sketches of Eritrea Try the CIA factbook . Visit Visible Earth National Geographic give geographical information. Try Atlapedia . Look at the map from National Geographic or Expedia or Map Quest or MapBlast Research General information at osinga.com Research Eritrea yourself using our guided search grid. See our full list of US Government Eritrea information - highly recommended. Access BUBL information service for academic reference material. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA on Eritrea always has much information as does BBC World News on Eritrea Read the papers before you go Browse through the national papers of Eritrea at the Internet Public Libraries Eritrea reading room . Visit the Yahoo News and Media page or the pppp Eritrea newspaper list or the Electric Library news page. Search ABC News or internetwire for articles on Eritrea. Business in Eritrea Often good analytical articles at the eBusinessForum on Eritrea Read the articles on Eritrea in commerce.net or the Eritrea Global Information Network . The UK Government has advice on Exporting to Eritrea . or look for a customs broker for Eritrea. Visit the Yahoo
Extractions: 24 August 2001 Use this version to print Send this link by email Email the author Two students have died and up to 2,000 others are being detained in a detention camp following protests against the government. The camp in Wia, 30 kilometres from the Eritrean port of Massawa, is located in a desert region, and temperatures can reach as high as 49 degrees Centigrade (120 degrees Fahrenheit). It is reported that the students are being detained without adequate food, water and shelter. The students were arrested either in their dormitories or outside the high court where they had gathered to attend a court hearing involving Kesete. They were kept overnight in a soccer stadium before being bussed out to Wia. The 15 represent a section of the Eritrean bourgeoisie who are seeking to distance themselves from Afwerki and are concerned about the growing resentment to his rule. They are all long-standing members of the PFDJ and its forerunner, the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF) who supported the war with Ethiopia. It is probable that the opposition to Afwerki within the ruling clique reflects concerns over the loss of support from the West. Those who have recently criticised Afwerki include the Eritrean ambassador to Sweden, Norway and Finland, who resigned her post, and the ambassador to Germany, who was recalled and may face prosecution by the Special Court. Afwerki is known to favour closer relations with Arab countries and hopes to join the League of Arab States.
Extractions: History: Eritrea contained the main ports of the Aksumite empire, which governed the region, including modern-day Ethiopia, between the fourth and sixth centuries AD. It was also a peripheral part of the Ethiopian kingdom but largely retained its independence before coming under Ottoman rule in the 16th century. Over the next 300 years, control of the territory was disputed between the Ottomans, Ethiopia, Egypt and Italy. In 1889, a treaty between Italy and King Menilek of Ethiopia recognised Italian possessions on the Red Sea coast, which were formally adopted as Italian colonies the following year. These later became essential staging posts for the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1896 and 1935. Eritrea then became one of the six provinces of Italian East Africa, until the Italians were expelled by the British in 1941. After the departure of the British, Eritrea was merged into Ethiopia in a federal arrangement brokered by the UN in 1952 and incorporated fully into Ethiopia ten years later. The general secretary of the EPLF, Isaias Afewerki, became the President of the republic, and in February 1994, the EPLF reconstituted itself as the Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice. The Governments principal task was the reconstruction of the economy. But things have not run smoothly, even for Eritreas resourceful people. Eritrea also entered into costly wars with both Yemen and Djibouti. But by far the most serious threat to long-term stability was the unexpected and catastrophic breakdown in relations with neighbouring Ethiopia. Initially, relations were good but fighting broke out between the two countries in May 1998, ostensibly over minor land disputes and border incursions. Ethiopia was also unhappy with Eritreas introduction of its own currency (the Nakfa) in 1997; Eritrea, for its part, voiced fears that its hard-won independence might be infringed upon by an expansionist Ethiopia.
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Extractions: Eritrea Introduction Back to Top Eritrea, independent state in Africa, bordered on the east by the Red Sea, on the south-east by Djibouti, on the south and west by Ethiopia, and on the north and north-west by Sudan. Formerly under Italian control, Eritrea was taken over by Britain during World War II and was a British protectorate from 1941 until 1952, when it was federated with Ethiopia. The creation of an Ethiopian unitary state in 1962, in which Eritrea was incorporated as a province, helped to provoke a long war of liberation that culminated in Eritrean independence in 1993. Eritrea has an area of 121,144 sq km (46,774 sq mi). Asmera is the capital and largest city. Official Name- State of Eritrea 8 provinces (singular - awraja); Akale Guzay, Barka, Denkel, Hamasen, Sahil, Semhar, Senhit, Seraye In May 1995 the National Assembly adopted a resolution stating that the administrative structure of Eritrea, which had been established by former colonial powers, would consist of only six provinces when the new constitution, then being drafted, became effective in 1997; the new provinces, the names of which had not been recommended by the US Board on Geographic Names for recognition by the US Government, pending acceptable definition of the boundaries, were: Anseba, Debub, Debubawi Keyih Bahri, Gash-Barka, Maakel, and Semanawi Keyih Bahri; more recently, it has been reported that these provinces have been redesignated regions and renamed Southern Red Sea, Northern Red Sea, Anseba, Gash-Barka, Southern, and Central
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Human Rights Watch: Africa : Eritrea Escalating Crackdown in eritrea The government of eritrea has intensified a majorcrackdown on its opponents in recent days, Human Rights Watch charged today. http://www.hrw.org/africa/eritrea.php
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Extractions: Contemporary Africa Database ::: Institutions Home About Contact Us Suggest ... Countries Institutions: A B C D ... Z Eritrean government Name: Government of Eritrea HQ Country: Eritrea Date Founded: 24 May 1993 People are listed alphabetically. This list includes people who are currently in the stated positions or who have formerly held these positions. Dates are given wherever possible. The list is not necessarily exhaustive for this institution. Abdella, Ali Said
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Extractions: The payment of 500 Nakfa per head to families of fallen heroes during the liberation struggle, which started on May 17, is being carried out in Massawa and covers the period January to June of 2004. The head of the regions administration, Mr. Tesfatsion Girmai, said that the Government is also to begin making payments of benefit scheme to martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the struggle to safeguard the nations sovereignty as of next June. National News Eritrea and China conclude agreements in the areas of cooperation and investment Minister Ali Seid meets with Chairman of Shanghai Public Assembly Meeting on international maritime law concludes Minister Ali Seid Abdella pays a working visit to the Chinese province of Khanan ... The National Union of Eritrean Teachers carries out its fourth general conference News Editorial Khartoum and TPLF regimes: An alliance of unfriendly and terrorist entities TPLF regime beating the war drums again The international community has to confront the TPLF regimes delaying tactics TPLF regimes policies and its destabilization of the Horn of Africa ... Regional Assembly Elections: A Vital Democratic Exercise Commentary
Human Rights Watch World Report 2003: Africa: Eritrea Nine years after eritrea obtained its independence, no institutions existed to restraingovernment abuses, and presidential rule by decree continued unfettered http://www.hrw.org/wr2k3/africa4.html
Extractions: HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS Despite a Pyrrhic victory in the 1997-2000 border war with Ethiopia, Eritrea remained a country under siegefrom its own government. In April 2002, a boundary commission established under the cease-fire agreement between the two countries gave a ruling favorable to Eritrea. Although the exact boundary between the two countries was still to be demarcated, many of the most intensively disputed areas would fall on the Eritrean side of the border. The government continued to use the war as an excuse for not implementing a constitution ratified in a 1997 referendum and for not holding elections. Nine years after Eritrea obtained its independence, no institutions existed to restrain government abuses, and presidential rule by decree continued unfettered. The ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) was the sole political party allowed to operate. Ignoring penal code requirements, the government continued to detain without charge eleven members of the so-called Group of 15 (G-15), prominent critics in the PFDJ central council arrested in September 2001 after publishing an open letter to President Isayas Afeworki requesting democratic reforms. In response to criticism by the European Parliament, the government asserted that the eleven had participated in a "conspiracy to oust the president illegally," had attempted to negotiate independently with the Ethiopian government during the war, and had engaged in "sedition" by infiltrating government offices and the military through the creation of "clandestine cells."
