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(Frequently Asked Questions on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict (Feb 19, 1999) Comparison of Eritrean and Ethiopian Military (Defense) Expenditures: 1993- 1997 (May 2, 1999) Eritrea's Preparations for War in March 1998 (March 27, 1999) Let the Facts and Figures Speak for Themselves (Econ. data; Sep 26, 1998) Background and Chronology of the Eritrean Military Aggresion Ethiopian Foreign Ministry September, 1998 Report from Northern Tigrai - Conflict causes suffering among the displaced Irob people (Dr. Ann Waters-Bayer's August 6, 1998) Statement of Afar Rebel Movement in Eritrea (ARDUF) June 5, 1998 Background to the Conflict: Why provocative acts? By Asfaw Teka, May, 1998 Eritrea's economy: challenging structural problems (U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea, March 1998) Quote: "Creating jobs and developing opportunities for Eritrea's youth are serious challenges. This is especially difficult in the current environment, with no export growth, few new firms being created, and downsizing by the government and most companies." Eritrea food aid accounts for 20% of total consumption (FAO) sharp reduction in grain import availability from Ethiopia leads to sharply increased cereal prices March, 1998 Ethiopia food aid accounts for 5% of total consumption (FAO) cereal prices declined somewhat in January, but remained at high levels due to disruption of harvest by El Nino rains March, 1998 May-June 1998 Horn of Africa Review from the UNDP-EUE See the first section for summary of start of conflict Eritrea's Purchase of Naval Vessel and Weapon Systems from Ethiopia in 1997 Data is from the SIPRI Arms Trade Database, 1997 Note: FAC=Fast Attack Craft. Also note that not all arms transfers are listed there. For more info. see "Ethiopia's Fleet is For Sale" - a news article from 1996. |
Jan 31, 1999 "Some Facts About the Irob" by Souba Hais, October 25, 1998 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" Conflict Psychology (Commentary; Sep 30, 1998) Eritrea's expulsions of Ethiopian civilians, mistreatment of prisoners, and blocking of international relief efforts in 1991 October 31, 1998 The manufactured myth of Idris Awate and "30 yrs of armed struggle." Eritrean Persecution of Minority Ethnic Kunama Inhabitants in Badime Border Region "Idris Awate, the Eritrean national hero... is remembered by the Kunama as the mass murderer who was their main executioner in the period 1943-1949." December, 1997 Afar Sentiment at Time of Eritrean Takeover of Afar Coastline: Christian Science Monitor; August 8, 1991 The Graziani Massacre Lest we forget the origin of the Eritrean problem June 19, 1998 From the ELF website: http://www.erols.com/meskerem/ Eritrea Tried To Use Mussolini Map Against Djibouti in 1996: The "Al Hayat" reportedly said that the Eritreans built their position in the Djibouti border issue on a 1935-map made during the Mussolini era of fascist Italy. The development came as a source of concern in Paris, which dismissed the said map as out-dated and unsuitable to support the dispute over border. Eritrea in 1938: Map and Commentary (Oct 13, 1998) A Map Showing Badime in Ethiopia - Courtesy of Dehai Eritreans (Feb 20, 1999) Shambuko Background: Fines Imposed On Baza People (THE ERITREAN NEWSLETTER; 20 years Issue No.70 April/May 1996) |
