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 major French and US military bases, reported that clashes had killed at least nine Djiboutian soldiers and
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 Africa is affecting 15 million, together with six million needing emergency food rations in Afghanistan and up
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 observed a cease-fire since that date.
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 States and the European Union (EU) also have representatives at the talks in the Algerian capital Algiers.
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 Eritrean-held territory and its troops have taken the strategically important town of Barentu, which lies on the
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 Health Organisation estimating that 8 million people face starvation.
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 Badme triangle, a desolate area of borderland that is claimed by both sides. It rapidly escalated to other part
Geschichtliche und soziale Hintergründe des eritreisch-äthiopischen Grenzkriegs
June 19, 1998
Im monatelangen Grenzkonflikt zwischen Eritrea und Äthiopien ist es am 9. Juni im Gebiet der Grenzstadt Zalambessa zu schweren Kämpfen gekommen. In diesem Konflikt am Horn von Afrika stoßen zwei der ärmsten Nationen des Kontinents aufeinander. In beiden herrschen Führer von Bewegungen, die sich einst a
Historical and social issues behind the Eritrean-Ethiopian border war
By Bill Vann, June 11, 1998
The month-old border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea continued with the eruption of heavy fighting around the border town of Zalambessa on June 9. This conflict in the Horn of Africa pits two of the continent's poorest nations against one another. Both are ruled by leaders of movements that proclaimed them
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