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Eritrea
Capital: Asmara
Region: Horn of Africa, East Africa
Geography
Eritrea borders the Red Sea to the North East, Sudan to the west and northwest, Ethiopia to the south, and Djibouti to the southeast.
Its border with Ethiopia is heavily militarised after a two year conflict between May 1998 and June 2000 over the disputed town of Badme, which killed 70,000 people and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Al Jazeera English | Talk to Jazeera - Meles Zenawi | 22 Nov 2007
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow talks to the Ethiopian prime minister about his country’s role in Somalia and asks him whether his country is, as the UN claims, on the verge of war with Eritrea.
Al Jazeera English | Riz Khan- Eritrea: Challenges & Crises | 30 August 2007
We speak with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki about the challenges facing his country.
Friday 26 August 2005 Aug 25, 2005 (Asmara) — Eritrea and Ethiopia must resolve the dispute over their common border because it continues to overshadow humanitarian activities and negatively impact development, a UN envoy said on Wednesday.
"I cannot help (...)
Wednesday 21 December 2005 Dec 20, 2005 (ASMARA) — Following is the text of press statement in English issued by Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published by Eritrean Ministry of Information’s “Shabait” website on 20 December:
On Monday, 19 December 2005, the (...)
Thursday 24 February 2005 ASMARA, Feb 24 (AFP) — The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said Thursday it was concerned by the resettlement this month of 19,000 displaced Eritreans to villages near the tense Ethiopian border.
"We do have some concerns, (...)
Tuesday 17 October 2006 Oct 16, 2006 (UNITED NATIONS) — The United Nations accused Eritrea on Monday of moving 1,500 troops and 14 tanks into a buffer zone established after a 2 1/2-year border war with Ethiopia, "a major breach" of a ceasefire agreement (...)
Wednesday 1 February 2006 Jan 31, 2006 (ASMARA) — The Orthdox Church in Eritrea has sacked the country’s patriarch, a senior government official said Tuesday, dismissing charges the move was made under pressure from authorities.
Patriarch Abune Antonios was (...)
Tuesday 18 December 2012 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
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Friday 17 June 2005 ADDIS ABABA, June 17 (Reuters) - More than 600 Eritreans have crossed into neighbouring Ethiopia in the last nine months seeking political asylum, state radio reported on Friday.
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Sunday 2 September 2012 September 1, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir paid a glowing tribute to the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi after his arrival Saturday in Addis Ababa to take part in the state funeral on Sunday. Zenawi and (...)
Sunday 21 November 2010 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
November 20, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) – has praised Ethiopia’s methods of handling the tens of thousands of refugees from neighboring countries.
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Tuesday 22 January 2013 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
January 21, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Some 200 disaffected Eritrean troops with two tanks on Monday surrounded the Ministry of Information in the capital Asmara, sources in the Red Sea nation said.
The move comes weeks (...)
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