Eritrea's traits make it stand alone in Africa: Self-reliant nation has austere rulers.(World)(Briefing/Africa) From: The Washington Times | Date: October 15, 1998| Author: Hirst, David | COPYRIGHT 1998 News World Communications, Inc. 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

ASMARA, Eritrea - Eritreans are rebuilding pre-World War II Italian locomotives under their own financial steam, evidence of a people determined to stand on their own on a continent awash in corruption and Western handouts.

They even pay their taxes and spurn foreign aid.

Eritrean Railways once was a triumph of Italian engineering when Eritrea was the jewel in the crown of Italy's African possessions. Begun in 1887, it had taken 24 years to complete. In le...

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