News and Commentary on Ethiopia/Eritrea Conflict:
January 16, 1999 to January 29, 1999
Week ending January 29, 1999:
- SECURITY COUNCIL URGES ERITREA TO ACCEPT OAU AGREEMENT TO SETTLE BORDER DISPUTE WITH ETHIOPIA Full text of UN Security Council Resolution 1226; Jan 29, 1999
"strongly urges Eritrea to accept the Framework Agreement as the basis for a peaceful resolution of the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea without delay"
- U.N. Council Tries to Avert New Eritrea-Ethiopia War Reuters; Jan 29, 1999
"The Security Council welcomed Ethiopia's acceptance of the OAU agreement and strongly urged Eritrea to do likewise, noting that the OAU had responded to its request for clarifications."
- Amnesty Urges Halt to Deportations of Eritreans AFP; Jan 29, 1999
- Analysis: The Story of Addis Tesfa Jan 29, 1999
- War Clouds Gather Over Ethiopia, Eritrea AFP; Jan 28, 1999
- Anadarko Reports Second Dry Hole in Eritrea; Commences Drilling Third Exploration Well PRNewswire; Jan 28, 1999 click for map of exploration program...
- Kenya Leader in Ethiopia in Mediation Bid Reuters; Jan 28, 1999
- Kenya, Ethiopia Exchange Words Over Border Skirmish The East African; Jan 28, 1999
- Army Buildup Heralds Horn of Africa Clash Reuters; Jan 27, 1999: Quote: "International pressure -- from Europe to the United States -- is mounting for Eritrea to withdraw from the contested border territory it invaded in May last year."
- Ethiopia warns Eritrea Preparing New Border Attack Reuters; Jan 26, 1999
- Misc. News: Jan 26, 1999:
1. Somali factions accuse Eritrea of sending Arms (AFP)
2. Schools in Northern Ethiopia Shut for Fear of Attack (BBC)
3. COMESA Experts To Verify Ethiopia's Assab Cargo Claims (The Monitor)
- Canada Urges Eritrea to Accept OAU Proposals Without Further Delay Canadian Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Jan 25, 1999:
- Eritrean Opposition (ELF-RC) Urges Eritrea to Accept OAU Peace Plan Link to ELF Website; Jan 17, 1999:
- Kenyan president meets Eritrean leader Reuters; Jan 24, 1999:
"Western diplomats said they understood Moi would urge Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki to avoid a new confrontation with Ethiopia."
- Analysis: The Students of Adigrat - Whatever it Takes Jan 23, 1999
- Background: The Process of Nation-Building in Post-War Eritrea: Created From Below or Directed From Above? By Kjetil Tronvoll; Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, University of Oslo. Excerpts from article published in "The Journal of Modern African Studies, 36, 3 (1998), pp. 461-482"
- U.N. council concerned at Ethiopia-Eritrea buildup Reuters; Jan 23, 1999
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