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 Eritrea  

Eritrea
Eritrea Culture Name Eritrean Orientation Identification. The term "eritrea" derives from Sinus Erythraeus, the name Greek tradesmen of the third century b.c.e. gave to the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and the Africa continent (now...
January 1, 2001; Countries and Their Cultures

Eritrea agrees to leave land sought by Ethiopia
Eritrea agrees to leave land sought by Ethiopia Pullback comes as Ethiopian forces report breaking through defenses Associated Press Thursday, May 25, 2000 Asmara, Eritrea -- Eritrea agreed late Wednesday to withdraw from land it had seized in its war with Ethiopia, retreating after a punishing...
May 25, 2000; The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mineral resources of Eritrea.
Eritrea's mineral resources, especially oil and gold, show promise of early development. Eritrea is in a very turbulent part of Africa: neighbouring Sudan...Djibouti are locked in bitter civil wars; Ethiopia, of which Eritrea used to be a province, is still nervously run by a provisional...
March 1, 1994; Mining Magazine

Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience
Negash, Tekeste. Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience...Publishers, 1997. 234 pp. Present day Eritrea, which was called Bahre Negash, was part...When Italy was defeated during WWII, Eritrea was placed under British mandate (1942-19...
October 1, 2001; Journal of Third World Studies

Eritrea says Ethiopia attacks again.
KAMPALA, Uganda, June 3 (UPI) Eritrea on Saturday accused Ethiopia of launching a new...hostilities. And despite its most recent troubles, Eritrea looks forward to better days ahead. The Eritrean Foreign Ministry issued a statement Saturday saying...
June 5, 2000; United Press International

Eritrea OKs Disputed Land Withdrawal
AP Online 05-24-2000 Eritrea OKs Disputed Land Withdrawal ASMARA, Eritrea (AP) -- Eritrea agreed late Wednesday to withdraw from land it had seized in its war with Ethiopia, retreating after a punishing 12-day offensive by its Horn of Africa neighbor...
May 24, 2000; AP Online

A myth of self-reliance; Eritrea.(Food shortages in Eritrea reach crisis point)
Eritrea's people pay the price for their government's pride THE...always been good at concealing its real intentions. But Eritrea's policy on aid has become unusually bizarre. One of the...with some of its population now facing food shortages, Eritrea is deliberately rejecting help. This week, the United ...
April 29, 2006; The Economist (US)

Tiny Eritrea turns down aid in bold quest for self-reliance
ASMARA, Eritrea - This struggling nation is doing something...country "enslaved" by international donors, Eritrea, a tiny, secretive nation on the Horn...to build roads and deliver healthcare. Eritrea can scarcely afford to say no. As one...
October 11, 2007; The Boston Globe

UN condemns Eritrea and demands an end to blockages of food, fuel, troops and equipment
...Security Council has strongly condemned Eritrea's lack of cooperation with the U.N. peacekeeping...trapped in a dangerous situation inside Eritrea, denied enough food or fuel to keep operating for much longer. The government of Eritrea has created a situation in which a temporary...
February 16, 2008; AP Worldstream

Security Council insists Eritrea fully cooperate in temporary relocation of U.N. peacekeepers
...Security Council insisted Thursday that Eritrea fully cooperate in the temporary relocation...temporary redeployment on Feb. 11 after Eritrea restricted fuel supplies to the U.N. force...longstanding tensions between the U.N. and Eritrea over monitoring the disputed border. Eritrea...
March 14, 2008; AP Worldstream



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