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A bitter-sweet victory: Eritrea's long struggle has taken its toll
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Eritrea has been within Ethiopia's sphere of influence for more than 3,000 years -- but seven decades of Italian colonial ism, combined with the authoritarianism of Ethiopia during the Cold War, have shaped its identity and determination and driven Eritrea into the longest African liberation war this century.
When a small guerilla group rose in arms against the Ethiopian army, backed first by the United States then by the Soviet Union, nobody would ever have thought that three decades ...
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Meanwhile, in Africa ...(United States relations with Eritrea)
The American Prospect
; An interesting case study in the Bush administration's penchant for forging bilateral alliances that are enabling some truly wretched regimes is Eritrea, a small Horn of Africa nation strategically located on the Red Sea, where some on the right would like to establish U.S. air and naval bases.
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Eritrea agrees to leave land sought by Ethiopia
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Eritrea agrees to leave land sought by Ethiopia Pullback comes as Ethiopian forces report breaking through defenses Associated Press Thursday, May 25, 2000 Asmara, Eritrea -- Eritrea agreed late Wednesday to withdraw from land it had seized in its war with Ethiopia, retreating after a punishing
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Nice new friends; Eritrea.(Eritrea tries to escape diplomatic isolation)
The Economist (US)
; Once a pin-up, now a rogue, and in search of some fresh alliances SIPPING cappuccino in certain cafes in Eritrea's Art Deco-studded capital, Asmara, you are more than likely to find yourself sitting next to a rebel. He may hail from Sudan's east or from the embattled Darfur region, from Somalia,
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Blacks Plan Forum On Eritrea
Sun Reporter, The
; ... Temple Baptist Church Center, 8501 International Blvd. Oakland. There is no charge for admission. According to organizers the news media has failed to inform people about the real issues. Thousands of people have been killed in a war which the Organization ...
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Was This War Necessary?(Yemane Ghebreab on conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Newsweek International
; In Ethiopia, a minority elite has refused to reconcile itself to the fact that Eritrea is now an independent stateYemane Ghebreab For much of the past month, troops and tanks from Ethiopia and Eritrea had been slugging it out over disputed patches of barren land along their ill-defined border. Like
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