Another country. (Eritrea, Ethiopia) (Editorial) From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 24, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A referendum will be held between in Eritrea, Ethiopia which will probably result in the secession of the territory from Ethiopia. There is fear that other secessions will follow throughout Africa in ethnically mixed nations.

Africa should welcome Eritrea, not resist it

WITH referendums enjoying something of a vogue, the one taking place in a remote corner of Africa this weekend may not grab many headlines. Between April 23rd and 25th the inhabitants of Eritrea, a little wedge of territory beside the Red Sea, will vote on whether to secede from Ethiopia. The place is small, but the ...

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