Eritrea Strives to Reunite Ethnic and Religious Groups From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR) | Date: July 28, 1996 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday

07-28-1996

Eritrea, Africa's newest nation, gained its independence from Ethiopia three years ago following a bloody civil war. The government now is struggling to unite its divided ethnic and religious groups.

LIANE HANSEN, Host: From Ireland to Bosnia, Liberia to Somalia, nations have been torn apart by religious and ethnic differences. In Africa, these divisions have created particular misery. Colonial powers often forced diff...

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