Eritrea
Fighting erupts over Eritrean armed incursion into Djibouti
By Kumaran Ira and Alex Lantier, June 18, 2008
Fighting broke out between Eritrean and Djiboutian forces on June 10-11 over Eritrea’s incursion into the Ras Doumeira area in Djibouti, according to several media reports. Djibouti, which hosts...
Famine could affect 15 million in Ethiopia and Eritrea
By Barry Mason, October 21, 2002
Warnings that a severe famine could affect up to 15 million people in Ethiopia and Eritrea have been made by aid agencies. This comes at a time when the famine that is still developing in Southern Afr...
Two letters on Eritrea and a reply
September 7, 2001
Eritrea: two students die in government clampdown
Fragile peace in Ethiopia-Eritrea war
By David Rowan and Chris Talbot, July 6, 2000
Representatives from Ethiopia and Eritrea are taking part in further peace talks in Washington this week. A partial peace agreement was signed in Algiers on June 18 and both sides appear to have obser...
Peace efforts fail to halt Ethiopia-Eritrea war
By David Rowan, June 13, 2000
Fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea has intensified over the past few weeks despite peace talks sponsored by the United Nations and mediated by the Organisation for African Unity (OAU). The United S...
Fighting intensifies in the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict
By Barbara Slaughter and Chris Talbot, May 25, 2000
For the last two weeks a new round of heavy fighting has been under way between the famine-stricken African states of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia is pressing ahead with an offensive deep into Eritr...
Aid withheld as famine grips Horn of Africa
By Barbara Slaughter, April 19, 2000
Up to 16 million people face famine in the Horn of Africa, which includes Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. After three years of drought, Ethiopia is the worst affected, with the World H...
War resumes between Ethiopia and Eritrea
By Chris Talbot, February 20, 1999
After an eight-month unofficial cease-fire, the border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa has returned with a vengeance. Shooting began in the beginning of February in the Bad...
