Eritrea-Introduction

= = =//**Caution and Patience are never too much.**//=

- Translated Eritrean Proverb
Eritrea is a small country located in northeast Africa near Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti. Formerly the northernmost province of Ethiopia, it is very mountainous with the Red Sea off the coast. It emerged from its 32 year long war of independence with Ethiopia in 1993, after Ethiopia declared its control of Eritrea in 1962. This unanimous vote for independence resulted in further disputes with Ethiopia, border and trade issues being the main problems. Thousands of soldiers died before a peace treaty was signed in 2000, in hopes of resolving the prolonged fighting. Today, the unresolved issues with the two countries has resulted in poverty, starvation, and thousands of refugees. .

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