Eritrea: the Long Road to Independence (part II)Introductory note: Situated in the volatile Horn of Africa and blessed with a long, pristine coastline along the Red Sea, Eritrea is a nation shaped by ...

Although Italian colonial interventions later complicated territorial administration, Ethiopia’s long-standing political and practical connection to Red Sea access remained central to its state ...

Nov 2 (Reuters) - The 1998-2000 border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea claimed some 70,000 lives but the dispute over the frontier was never resolved. And talk of another war is worrying ...