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Against All Odds. African Languages and Literatures into the 21st Century, Asmara, Eritrea, January 11-17, 2000
Site has closed. In English, French, Tigrinya. An international conference and festival. Chairs are Ama Ata Aidoo, Mbulelo Mzamane, Nawal El Saadawi, Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Web site has a photo tour of Eritrea. http://www.allodds.outreach.psu.edu/  also Review of the film about the conference. The film DVD is available from African Books Collective.

[Amahazion] Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion - Eurasia Review Articles
"Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion, PhD is a Horn of Africa scholar focusing on African development, human rights and political economy."
Articles in the Eurasia Review on Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and other topics. https://www.eurasiareview.com/author/dr-fikrejesus-amahazion/

Asmara Time
Current news on Eritrea. Commentary, news of the diaspora, cartoons, etc. http://www.asmaratime.com/

Asmarino
In English and Tigrinya. Eritrea history, geography, etc., articles on Eritrea, embassies and visa information, directories of ministries and government bodies, community events (mainly in the U.S.), Radio Asmarino (with audio files), discussion forum, links to related sites, shopping mall (books, music, Tigrinia tutorial on CD). Based in Cerritos, California. http://asmarino.com/

Awate
News on Eritrea, historical profiles, interviews with prominent Eritreans, articles, photos of martyrs of the Eritrean Struggle for independence, announcements. Site administered by Gadi Enterprises, San Jose, CA. http://www.awate.com/

Barrera, Giulia - "Dangerous Liaisons: Colonial Concubinage in Eritrea, 1890-1941"
Full text, 85 p. in PDF. PAS Working Paper No. 1 (1996) from Northwestern University's Program of African Studies. http://www.northwestern.edu/african-studies/working%20papers/wp1barrera.pdf

Biddho.com
In English and Tigrigna. News, video news, news of and events for the Eritrean community in the U.S. "The word BIDDHO is a Tigrignya term equivalent to the English word CHALLENGE." http://www.biddho.com/

Carter Center
Thru the site's keyword search facility one can find information on the Center's work in Eritrea. http://www.cartercenter.org/

Centro Studi Archeologia Africana
Based in Milan. Has been working in Mali and Eritrea. Lists their research projects, publications, has a few online photos of rock art. http://www.csaamilano.it/

Clandestine Radio - Eritrea
Information on clandestine radio stations. http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/intel.php?id=63

Clio en Afrique
Electronic journal from the Groupe de recherche (GDR) 1118 du CNRS, "Histoire de l'Afrique: Mémoires et Identités (XVIIème-XXème siècles)". Based at the Université de Provence. No. 2, été 1997 has an article by Fabienne Le Houérou, "Le miracle erythreen," a bibliographic essay by Jean-Pierre Chretien. http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/~wclio-af/

COMESA, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport including road distances, economic profiles for each country (Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) etc. Has the text of Doing Business with COMESA: the Handbook, legal guides to establishing business, etc. http://www.comesa.int/

Connell, Dan - "Ethiopia-Eritrea Disengagement"
A Foreign Policy in Focus, Global Affairs Commentary. Pub. 2001. FPIF is a collaborative project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). http://fpif.org/commentary/0102eritrea.html

Dehai, Eritrea Online
A "forum for interested Eritreans and non-Eritreans to engage in solving Eritrea's problems by sharing information, discussing issues, publicizing and participating in existing projects and proposing ideas for future projects." http://www.dehai.org/

Dehai News Mailing List Archive
Subscriber's only. Full text articles, reports (includes UN reports), comments by list members. http://www.dehai.org/archives/dehai_news_archive/

Democrasia Home Page
In Tigrinya. "News on Eritrea, historical profiles, interviews with prominent Eritreans, articles, actual situation of the Eritrean Struggle for independence, announcements. Site administered by Peoples Democratic Front for the Liberation of Eritrea (PDFLE-Sagem)." http://www.democrasia.org

ECHO-Mekaleh-Eritra.Org
In Tigrinya, Arabic, English. "News about Eritrea and Eritrean opposition forces and the horn..." News, press releases from organizations, documents, links to Eritrean and related web sites. Based in Karlsruhe, Germany. http://www.mekaleh-eritra.org

Encyclopaedia Aethiopica
Edited by Siegbert Uhlig. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2003 - ISBN: 3447047461. Web site about the print encyclopaedia which covers Ethiopia, Eritrea,Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan. Coverage is from prehistoric times up to 1974. A page of corrections to Vol. 1 is available. Has links to related sites. Editorial headquarters are at the Institute of African and Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany. https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/ethiostudies/research/encyclopaedia/eae.html   Stanford users see the Searchworks entry.

Erigazette.org
News of Eritrea and the Eritrean diaspora. http://erigazette.org/

Eritour.com
Information on Eritrea, photographs, historical and archeological sites, construction of the Eritrean railway system, tours offered. http://www.eritour.com

Eritrea Company - "Bank of Eritrea"
Provides a table which shows its currency, the Nakfa, "together with 52 African currencies, each country's IMF-voting-share-numbers, the capital city, the head of the Central Bank, date of independence, currency value in terms of IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR), in millions of US dollars, and the countries' declared official language(s), of Organization African Unity (OAU)." Eritrean Company is based in Switzerland. http://nader.users.ch/eritrea/er13.htm

Eritrea Demographic and Health Survey
Full text on-line of the Eritrea 2002 DHS Final Report and Summary Reports and the Eritrea 1995 DHS Final and Summary reports. http://www.measuredhs.com/countries/country_main.cfm?ctry_id=12
Contents include:
Chapter 02 - Characteristics of Households and Household Members
Chapter 03 - Women's Characteristics and Status
Chapter 04 - Fertility
Chapter 05 - Fertility Regulation
Chapter 06 - Other Proximate Determinants of Fertility
Chapter 07 - Fertility Preferences and Unmet Need for Family Planning
Chapter 08 - Infant and Child Mortality
Chapter 09 - Maternal and Child Health
Chapter 10 - Infant Feeding and Nutritional Status of Children and Women
Chapter 11 - HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 12 - Female Circumcision

Eritrea. Embassy. Japan
The archives have information on Eritrea politics, education (including education statistics 2000-2016 from the Eritrea: Essential Education Indicators), mining, industry, environment, health, culture, Japan-Eritrea relations.
http://www.eritreaembassy-japan.org/archives.html

Eritrea Ethiopia Conflict
Chronology of events, news articles, press releases (Eritrean government, press agency), maps, speeches, human rights issues, commentary by Eritreans, OAU / UN documents, the Boundary Commission, the Claims Commission, photographs. Links to issues of Demarcation Watch. Site developed and maintained by Denden LLC and dehai.org. Denden is based in Arlington Virginia. http://dehai.org/conflict/

Eritrea Home Page
Directory of web sites on Eritrea including Eritreans on the web. http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/eritrea/index.html

Eritrea-L
Discussion on Eritrea, the journal, Eritrean Profile Electronic, is posted to the list. It contains articles from the weekly print edition of Eritrean Profile.
listserv@relay.doit.wisc.edu

Eritrea. Ministry of Information
National news, history, culture, arts. Development news, political commentary. Launched May 24, 2003. https://shabait.com/

Eritrea. Ministry of Information - Magazines
Agizo. Magazine of the National Union of Eritrean Women. https://www.nuew.org/
https://shabait.com/category/magazines/
Menesey. Magazine of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students
Shebab. Magazine of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students. https://eriyouth.org/

Eritrea. Ministry of Tourism
Nature and heritage tourism, diplomatic missions. Web site based in Silver Spring, Maryland. http://www.shaebia.org/mot.html

Eritrea Online, Literatur zu Eritrea und dem Horn von Afrika
In German mainly. Database of citations to monographs, essays, newspaper articles and official documents on the history, politics, and the culture of Eritrea as well as the Horn of Africa. Maintained by Tom Dassel and Bettina Conrad. http://www.eritrea-online.de/

Eritrea Profile
E-journal from the Eritrean Network Information Center (ENIC). Maintained by Abubaker Beshir. http://www.eritrea.org/EIB/Eritrea_Profile/NFepmain.html

Eritrean Center for Strategic Studies
In Tigrigna, English, French. https://www.ecss-online.com

Eritrean Development Foundation
"...an independent nonsectarian organization dedicated to supporting economic, social and cultural development in Eritrea." Has fund raising projects. Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.edfonline.org/

Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights
In English and Tigrigna. "a non-violent an[d] autonomous, non-for-profit, civic movement that strives for the promotion of human and democratic rights in Eritrea. EMDHR is voluntarily founded in December 2003 by a group of Eritrean students and exiles in the Republic of South Africa." Press releases, reports. Based in Pretoria, South Africa. http://www.emdhr.org

Eritrean National Soccer Team
News, schedules, photographs, related sites. http://www.nitesoft.com/gantana/

Eritrean Network Information Centre
Basic facts about Eritrea, history, geography, the conflict between Eritrea and Yemen on the Zukur-Hanish Archipelago, maps, the government, flags, the economy, working hours, public holidays, book list. Produces the e-journal, Eritrea Profile. Maintained by Abubaker Beshir. http://www.eritrea.org/

Eritrean People's Democratic Party, EPDP
Opposition party supporting democratic change through nonviolent struggle. "The EPDP was formed on January 1, 2010 through the merger of mainstream Eritrean opposition organizations which originated from the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) formed in 1961 and the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF)" "EPDP is a product of three political organizations, Eritrean People’s Party, Eritrean Democratic Party, and Eritrean People’s Movement..." http://www.harnnet.org/

Eritrean Studies Association
Web site closed. "an association of Eritrean as well as non-Eritrean scholars who have research and scholarship interest in Eritrea and the surrounding region." The ESA publishes the Eritrean Studies Review (the table of contents is online). Based in Asmara and East Lansing, MI.

Ethiopian Eritrean Conflict Page
The page "is maintained using publicly available information obtained from newswires, scholarly journals, official press releases, and through independent library research. This website is a personal, independent, noncommercial website run by an Ethiopian, and is not affiliated with any private or public organization." http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/5875/Eritrea-Ethiopia.html

Ethnologue - Eritrea
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara F. Grimes. Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic affiliation, etc. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Eritrea

FGM Research Home Page
Page dedicated to research pertaining to and related to Female Genital Mutilation. Includes a paper on FGM in Eritrea, the archives of the discussion group, FGM-L. and many links to other information. http://www.hollyfeld.org/~xastur/
To subscribe to FGM-L, send email to: majordomo@hollyfeld.org
In the message area, put: subscribe FGM-L Your Email Address

Friends of Aster
Site for Aster Yohannes, an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona. See also articles at: Amnesty International, Amnesty International USA, Amnesty International Ireland, the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars, ACAS, U.S. Department of State, Awate.com, United Kingdom. Parliament, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. http://www.friendsofaster.org/

Gilkes, Patrick and Martin Plaut - "War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea"
Full text article from Foreign Policy in Focus, Volume 5, Number 25, August 2000. Includes a bibliography, maps, related links. http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol5/v5n25eritethiop.html

Global Issues That Affect Everyone
"looks into global issues....and aims to show how most issues are inter-related." Links to related articles, reports. The Conflict in Africa section compares the response to conflicts in Africa to the response on Kosovo, examines corporate interests in Nigeria and oil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritrea, AIDS in Africa. Other topics: Aid is a lever to impose Structural Adjustment policies on the Third World, Myths about Aid, use of children in the military, globalization, corporations, environmental issues, population, and other issues. Maintained by Anup Shah who is based in England. http://www.globalissues.org/

Greater Horn of Africa Initiative
"a U.S. foreign policy initiative launched in 1994 in order to address the recurring cycle of crisis, instability and famine in the Greater Horn of Africa region by improving food security and through the establishment of a system for conflict early warning, prevention and response." http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/

Hdri Publishers
Sells books in Tigrinya, English. Based in Asmara, Eritrea. https://hdrimedia.com

Human Rights Watch - “Eritrea & Ethiopia. The Horn of Africa War: Mass Expulsions and the Nationality Issue, (June 1998 - April 2002)”
64 p. Pub. Jan. 2003, Full text report. "Citizens and residents expelled by both Ethiopia and Eritrea during their 1998-2000 border war should be offered repatriation and the restoration of citizenship, Human Rights Watch said..." The report "recounts the plight of almost one hundred thousand citizens and residents of both countries who were uprooted and deprived of their residence and nationality without a semblance of due process. It documents cases of mistreatment typical of the mass expulsions, including prolonged detention, lack of food, water, and medical care, beatings, and other physical abuse." http://hrw.org/press/2003/01/ethioerit013003.htm

INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict and Ethnicity in Eritrea
May 1999. Annotated guide from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity, of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/eritrea.html

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Formerly the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) which was created in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after its independence. Has press releases. Based in Djibouti. http://igad.int/

International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), University of Durham
Has a little information on the Eritrea-Ethiopia and Eritrea-Yemen boundary disputes. IBRU was founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham, Durham, U.K. http://www.dur.ac.uk/%7Edgg0www1/links.html

International Conference on Eritrean Studies, 2016 July 20-22, Asmara, Eritrea
http://www.ices-eritrea.org/

International Monetary Fund - Eritrea and the IMF
Full text reports on poverty reduction, Statistical Appendices, gender gap in education, Fiscal Sustainability, etc. http://www.imf.org/external/country/ERI/index.htm

International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG)
"an effort to engage civil society groups and individuals in exploring alternative approaches to security policy." Has full text reports on the Horn of Africa military profiles (includes Eritrea), Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Uganda. From Project Ploughshares, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Waterloo, Canada. http://www.ploughshares.ca/content/BUILD%20PEACE/IRG.html

Issayas' Blog
Includes an interview with artist and poet Ermias Ekube, an interview and many photographs of Eritrea with photographer, Eric Lafforgue, an interview with journalist Jack Kramer, and other notables. Information on the establishment of the Research and Documentation Center of Eritrea (Eritrea's national library). Maintained by an Eritrean based in the U.S. http://kemey.blogspot.com/

Leland Internet Gateway of Eritrea
May take a while to load. Part of the USAID Leland Initiative. http://216.147.138.1/launch/

Library of Congress Country/Area Studies Handbooks
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national security of each country. Includes Ethiopia. Search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse the table of contents for a specific country.
Ethiopia: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ettoc.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/

Library of Congress - Eritrea and Ethiopia Postcards
Historical postcards owned by the Library of Congress, U.S. Includes some from Italian Somalia. Large file. Takes a while to load. https://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/africana-postcards/pdf/Eritrea%20and%20Ethiopia.pdf

Meadna
Current news, news of the Eritrean community in the U.K. Interviews with prominent individuals. Videos, including music videos. Business directory (U.K. businesses). Jokes. http://www.meadna.com/

Meskerem - "The Eritrean Political Opposition"
In Tigrinya, Arabic, English. The Eritrean National Alliance. The Alliance comprises the Eritrean Liberation Front and other organizations. News, political commentary, press releases, a discussion forum, audio of radio programs such as the Voice of Democratic Eritrea, opinion pieces (some from Awate.com), letters re political prisoners, links to Eritrean sites. http://www.meskerem.net/

Metras, Michael - Ethiopia, Travels of a Youth
Account of travels through Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. " Each chapter of this book is a snapshot of a valley, a road, a city, a place. Some chapters (like "Cycling Python Valley" and "Leaving Ethiopia by Sea") recount single experiences. Others (like "Asmara to Nefasit" and "Matara") are composites of several experiences." The cd-rom (for purchase version) has over 400 photos, 11 videos, 11 music clips. http://worksandwords.com/etravels/cover.htm

Miran, Jonathan - Grand mufti, érudit et nationaliste érythréen. Note sur la vie et l'oeuvre de cheikh Ibrâhîm al-Mukhtâr (1909-1969)
In French, English abstract. 29 p. In Chroniques Yéménites, 2002, published by the Centre Français d'Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa, Yemen. "Appointed the Grand Mufti of Eritrea by the Italians in 1939, the Sheikh Ibrâhîm al-Mukhtâr occupied an important place in the heart of the Eritrean Muslim community, until his death. A scholar and writer, he was convinced of the singularity of his country's history, favored the development and modernization of its Muslim institutions and took an active role in the nationalist struggle, especially against Ethiopian presence in Eritrea." http://cy.revues.org/document.html?id=126

Mirror
Monthly Eritrean magazine.Has articles from recent issues.
http://www.primenet.com/~ephrem/Asmara/Mirror/index.html

Modai
Eritrean web site on Tigre history and culture, customs, folktales, language, photographs, video (links to YouTube), extracts from early explorers / traveler accounts. Site based in Sweden. http://awkir.com

National Council of Eritrean Americans. NCEA National Public Diplomacy Group
National Public Diplomacy Group under the auspices of the National Council of Eritrean Americans (NCEA).  https://www.npdg.online/

• Publishes - Eritrean American Harmony.  The National Council of Eritrean Americans (NCEA) National Public Diplomacy Group's quarterly online magazine.  Volume 1 # 2, December 2, 2021    Vol. 1, #3, March/May 2022

National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, NUEYS
https://eriyouth.org/

National Union of Eritrean Women
"established in 1979 as one of the mass organizations of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front" Based in Asmara, Eritrea. https://www.nuew.org/

Net Africa - Eritrea Science Project
The Math/Science Nucleus is a non-profit, supporting the science curriculum in Eritrea. They have been experimenting with electronic textbooks, solar energy, and wireless link-up. "The "classroom" will consist of a computer presentation setup, which includes a pen-based computer and LCD projector, access to the Internet, and hands-on materials to accompany the presentations." The team includes Teclu Tesfazghi, Craig Johnson, and others. Based in Fremont, Calif. http://www.msnucleus.org/netafrica/

Nharnet.com
In English and Tigrinya (or Tigrigna). Has the Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation Front/ELF-RC political program, goals, and statements, the Eritrean National Alliance charter, statements, and publications, a chat room, and an "Eritrean Information" request form. Links to some "Voice of Democratic Eritrea" radio programs. Web site based in Annandale, Virginia. http://www.nharnet.com/

Northwestern University. PAS Working Papers Series
Full text papers, in Adobe pdf, showcase "writings in African studies by Northwestern faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates, as well as work by PAS visiting scholars and resident research fellows." http://www.northwestern.edu/african-studies/publications.htm

Examples:
PAS Working Paper No. 1 (1996) Dangerous Liaisons: Colonial Concubinage in Eritrea, 1890-1941 by Giulia Barrera

People's Front for Democracy and Justice, PFDJ - Shaebia
In English, Tigrinya, Arabic. Ruling political party. News, politics, society and culture. Contains a series of reports, the Jack Kramer Papers: Historical Perspectives, by Issayas Tesfamariam. Web site based in Silver Spring, Maryland. http://www.shaebia.org/

Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)
The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission of the PCA is determining the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The President of the Arbitration Commission for the Ethiopia-Eritrea border is Sir Elihu Lauterpacht. Has full text reports. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission is to decide all claims for loss, damage or injury by one Government against the other, and by nationals of one party against the Government of the other party or entities owned or controlled by the other party that are related to the border conflict. The PCA was established in 1899. thttp://www.pca-cpa.org/RPC/

Phaesun Asmara
"Solar Energy Solutions for Rural Infrastructure." Encourages "Eritreans living abroad to purchase solar home systems for their relatives & friends living in rural Eritrea." Sells solar energy home packages to power lights, radio, black & white or colour TV. Has a FAQ on solar energy. Offers battery backup systems. Based in Asmara, Eritrea. Is a partner of Phaesun in Memmingen, Germany. http://www.phaesun.com/phaesun_asmara

Research and Documentation Centre, RDC (Asmara)
Eritrea's national archives which developed from the pre-independence period Research and Information Centre of Eritrea (RICE). The Centre is responsible for records of the government ministries and departments. Describes collections, preservation activities, etc. http://www.eritreanarchives.org/

SALIGAD
"project dealing with small arms issues in the Horn of Africa"; "promotes dialogue and non-violent conflict resolution. Projects are implemented by the Bonn International Center for Conversion - BICC and the International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG). Does field work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan. Has report of a 2000 Workshop on Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Garissa District (Kenya), a report of a workshop on the Control and Managment of Arms on Inter-communal, Domestic and Business Violence (Kenya). Has text of intergovernment declarations on small arms (Nairobi, Bamako), a link to a 42 p. report, Curbing the Demand for Small Arms - Lessons in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and a directory of peace related organizations in the Horn. http://www.saligad.org

Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude - Les langues en Erythrée
In French. "Panorama de la situation linguistique en Erythrée." Includes a map showing the provinces. Article from the Centre's journal, Chroniques Yéménites 2000. Simeone-Senelle is with the CNRS-LLACAN. Published by the Centre Français d'Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa. http://www.univ-aix.fr/cfey/chronic/simeone00.html

Tales of Wonder - Richard Darsie
Has some African folktales. "Tales 1-4 are taken from The Magic Drum: Tales from Central Africa, by W. F. P. Burton. London: Methuen & Co., 1961. Tales 5-9 are taken from The Fire on the Mountain and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea, by Harold Courlander and Wolf Leslau,....New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1950." http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/

TeShamo Entertainment
Eritrean music videos, music radio. Disucssion forums, community events (weddings, etc.) Ringtones. The site owner is Yosief Abraha. http://www.teshamo.com

UNDP Eritrea
United Nations programs. See also the UN System in Eritrea. http://www.er.undp.org/

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Facts & figures, U.N. press conferences, the mandate, background, relevant U.N. documents. http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/unmee/body_unmee.htm

United States. Census Bureau. Census Dates for Countries and Areas of Africa: 1945 to 2004
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/cendates/cenafric.html

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members - Eritrea
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-e/eritrea.html

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook
Basic facts, from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html

U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Eritrea
2011 Report, 2010 Report, 2009 Report, 2008 Report, 2007 Report, 2006 Report, 2005 Report, 2004 Report, 2003 Report, 2002 Report, 2001 Report, 2000 Report, 1999 Report, 1998 Report, 1997 Report, 1996 Report, 1993-1995 Reports. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

United States Embassy Eritrea
Has extensive information on the economy, investment, and commerce, travel and road safety. Describes USAID projects in Eritrea, has numerous links to web sites on Eritrea. http://eritrea.usembassy.gov/index.html

Vela Sport - Eritrean Soccer
Site works only in the Microsoft browser. News, statistics on Eritrea's matches since 1994, a discussion forum. http://www.vela.s5.com/eritreansoccer/

Visafric Productions
Current news (Eritrean News Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.), commentary on the Horn of Africa, photographs. Has interviews with President Isayas Afeworki, information on the Eritrean community abroad  many links to related Eritrean sites. Has  audio news in Eritrean languages. Visafric has produced "over 70 documentaries, commercials, news items and educational programs" and has a recording studio in Asmara. Includes music clips. Has offices in Toronto, Asmara, San Francisco. http://www.visafric.com/index.html

War-Torn Societies Project (WSP)
Has an Eritrea country project. WSP's database of research reports, books, unpublished reports, etc. is searchable by keyword. Its newsletter, The Challenge of Peace and its Research Updates carry reports on Eritrea.The WSP promotes understanding of the challenges of post-conflict periods. It is a joint program of the Geneva-based United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies, PSIS of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva.  http://www.unrisd.org/wsp/index.htm

Welcome in Eritrea
Photographs of the towns (Asmara, Massawa, Keren) and people of Eritrea. Site by Eric Lafforgue, Directeur de la Création, 123 MULTIMEDIA. http://site.voila.fr/eritrea

Wilson Center [Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]. Digital Archive
"contains once-secret documents from governments all across the globe" Emphasis is on declassified documents on the Cold War and nuclear proliferation.The Cold War theme includes the Horn of Africa 1976-1980, non-aligned movement. Also search by country such as "South Africa", Angola, Ethiopia, etc. Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.digitalarchive.org

World Bank Group - Eritrea
Statistics (including gender), data profile, many full text reports on rural development, economic policy, education, environment, finance, governance, health, population, oil and gas, private sector, social protection, transportation, urban development. World Bank contacts. http://web.worldbank.orgVol. 1 is in "Selected Reference Books, 2003" in the official journal of the Assocation of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, College & Research Libraries, March 2004, Vol. 65, No. 2, p. 171. From the article - "destined to be the classic resource in its area for years to come" "By any measure, this is an outstanding achievement..."

Erigazette.org
News of Eritrea and the Eritrean diaspora. http://erigazette.org/

Eritour.com
Information on Eritrea, photographs, historical and archeological sites, construction of the Eritrean railway system, tours offered. http://www.eritour.com

Eritrea Company - "Bank of Eritrea"
Provides a table which shows its currency, the Nakfa, "…together with 52 African currencies, each country's IMF-voting-share-numbers, the capital city, the head of the Central Bank, date of independence, currency value in terms of IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR), in millions of US dollars, and the countries' declared official language(s), of Organization African Unity (OAU)." Eritrean Company is based in Switzerland. http://nader.users.ch/eritrea/er13.htm

Eritrea Demographic and Health Survey
Full text on-line of the Eritrea 2002 DHS Final Report and Summary Reports and the Eritrea 1995 DHS Final and Summary reports. http://www.measuredhs.com/countries/country_main.cfm?ctry_id=12
Contents include:
Chapter 02 - Characteristics of Households and Household Members
Chapter 03 - Women's Characteristics and Status
Chapter 04 - Fertility
Chapter 05 - Fertility Regulation
Chapter 06 - Other Proximate Determinants of Fertility
Chapter 07 - Fertility Preferences and Unmet Need for Family Planning
Chapter 08 - Infant and Child Mortality
Chapter 09 - Maternal and Child Health
Chapter 10 - Infant Feeding and Nutritional Status of Children and Women
Chapter 11 - HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 12 - Female Circumcision

Eritrea Ethiopia Conflict
Chronology of events, news articles, press releases (Eritrean government, press agency), maps, speeches, human rights issues, commentary by Eritreans, OAU / UN documents, the Boundary Commission, the Claims Commission, photographs. Links to issues of Demarcation Watch. Site developed and maintained by Denden LLC and dehai.org. Denden is based in Arlington Virginia. http://dehai.org/conflict/

Eritrea Home Page
Directory of web sites on Eritrea including Eritreans on the web. http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/eritrea/index.html

Eritrea-LDiscussion on Eritrea, the journal, Eritrean Profile Electronic, is posted to the list. It contains articles from the weekly print edition of Eritrean Profile.
listserv@relay.doit.wisc.edu

Eritrea. Ministry of Information
National news, history, culture, arts. Development news, political commentary. Launched May 24, 2003. http://shabait.com/

Eritrea. Ministry of Tourism
Nature and heritage tourism, diplomatic missions. Web site based in Silver Spring, Maryland. http://www.shaebia.org/mot.html

Eritrea Online, Literatur zu Eritrea und dem Horn von Afrika
In German mainly. Database of citations to monographs, essays, newspaper articles and official documents on the history, politics, and the culture of Eritrea as well as the Horn of Africa. Maintained by Tom Dassel and Bettina Conrad. http://www.eritrea-online.de/

Eritrea Profile
E-journal from the Eritrean Network Information Center (ENIC). Maintained by Abubaker Beshir. http://www.eritrea.org/EIB/Eritrea_Profile/NFepmain.html

Eritrean Development Foundation
"...an independent nonsectarian organization dedicated to supporting economic, social and cultural development in Eritrea." Has fund raising projects. Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.edfonline.org/

Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights
In English and Tigrigna. "a non-violent an[d] autonomous, non-for-profit, civic movement that strives for the promotion of human and democratic rights in Eritrea. EMDHR is voluntarily founded in December 2003 by a group of Eritrean students and exiles in the Republic of South Africa." Press releases, reports. Based in Pretoria, South Africa. http://www.emdhr.org

Eritrean National Soccer Team
News, schedules, photographs, related sites. http://www.nitesoft.com/gantana/

Eritrean Network Information Centre
Basic facts about Eritrea, history, geography, the conflict between Eritrea and Yemen on the Zukur-Hanish Archipelago, maps, the government, flags, the economy, working hours, public holidays, book list. Produces the e-journal, Eritrea Profile. Maintained by Abubaker Beshir. http://www.eritrea.org/

Eritrean People's Democratic Party, EPDP
Opposition party supporting democratic change through nonviolent struggle. "The EPDP was formed on January 1, 2010 through the merger of mainstream Eritrean opposition organizations which originated from the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) formed in 1961 and the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF)" "EPDP is a product of three political organizations, Eritrean People’s Party, Eritrean Democratic Party, and Eritrean People’s Movement,...." http://www.harnnet.org/

Eritrean Studies AssociationWeb site closed. "an association of Eritrean as well as non-Eritrean scholars who have research and scholarship interest in Eritrea and the surrounding region." The ESA publishes the Eritrean Studies Review (the table of contents is online). Based in Asmara and East Lansing, MI.

Ethiopian Eritrean Conflict Page
The page "...is maintained using publicly available information obtained from newswires, scholarly journals, official press releases, and through independent library research. This website is a personal, independent, noncommercial website run by an Ethiopian, and is not affiliated with any private or public organization." http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/5875/Eritrea-Ethiopia.html

Ethnologue - Eritrea
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara F. Grimes. Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic affiliation, etc. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Eritrea

FGM Research Home Page
Page dedicated to research pertaining to and related to Female Genital Mutilation. Includes a paper on FGM in Eritrea, the archives of the discussion group, FGM-L. and many links to other information. http://www.hollyfeld.org/~xastur/
To subscribe to FGM-L, send email to: majordomo@hollyfeld.org
In the message area, put: subscribe FGM-L Your Email Address

Friends of Aster
Site for Aster Yohannes, an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona. See also articles at: Amnesty International, Amnesty International USA, Amnesty International Ireland, the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars,ACAS, U.S. Department of State, Awate.com, United Kingdom. Parliament, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.  http://www.friendsofaster.org/

Gilkes, Patrick and Martin Plaut - "War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea"
Full text article from Foreign Policy in Focus, Volume 5, Number 25, August 2000. Includes a bibliography, maps, related links. http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol5/v5n25eritethiop.html

Global Issues That Affect Everyone
"...looks into global issues....and aims to show how most issues are inter-related." Links to related articles, reports. The Conflict in Africa section compares the response to conflicts in Africa to the response on Kosovo, examines corporate interests in Nigeria and oil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritrea, AIDS in Africa. Other topics: Aid is a lever to impose Structural Adjustment policies on the Third World, Myths about Aid, use of children in the military, globalization, corporations, environmental issues, population, and other issues. Maintained by Anup Shah who is based in England. http://www.globalissues.org/

Greater Horn of Africa Initiative
"...a U.S. foreign policy initiative launched in 1994 in order to address the recurring cycle of crisis, instability and famine in the Greater Horn of Africa region by improving food security and through the establishment of a system for conflict early warning, prevention and response." http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/

Human Rights Watch - “Eritrea & Ethiopia. The Horn of Africa War: Mass Expulsions and the Nationality Issue, (June 1998 - April 2002)”
64 p. Pub. Jan. 2003, Full text report. "Citizens and residents expelled by both Ethiopia and Eritrea during their 1998-2000 border war should be offered repatriation and the restoration of citizenship, Human Rights Watch said..." The report "recounts the plight of almost one hundred thousand citizens and residents of both countries who were uprooted and deprived of their residence and nationality without a semblance of due process. It documents cases of mistreatment typical of the mass expulsions, including prolonged detention, lack of food, water, and medical care, beatings, and other physical abuse." http://hrw.org/press/2003/01/ethioerit013003.htm

INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict and Ethnicity in Eritrea
May 1999. Annotated guide from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity, of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/eritrea.html

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Formerly the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) which was created in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after its independence. Has press releases. Based in Djibouti. http://igad.int/

International Boundaries Research Unit
(IBRU), University of Durham. Has a little information on the Eritrea-Ethiopia and Eritrea-Yemen boundary disputes. IBRU was founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham, Durham, U.K. http://www.dur.ac.uk/%7Edgg0www1/links.html

International Monetary Fund - Eritrea and the IMF
Full text reports on poverty reduction, Statistical Appendices, gender gap in education, Fiscal Sustainability, etc. http://www.imf.org/external/country/ERI/index.htm

International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG)
"...an effort to engage civil society groups and individuals in exploring alternative approaches to security policy." Has full text reports on the Horn of Africa military profiles (includes Eritrea), Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Uganda. From Project Ploughshares, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Waterloo, Canada. http://www.ploughshares.ca/content/BUILD%20PEACE/IRG.html

Issayas' Blog
Includes an interview with artist and poet Ermias Ekube, an interview and many photographs of Eritrea with photographer, Eric Lafforgue, an interview with journalist Jack Kramer, and other notables. Information on the establishment of the Research and Documentation Center of Eritrea (Eritrea's national library). Maintained by an Eritrean based in the U.S. http://kemey.blogspot.com/

Leland Internet Gateway of Eritrea
May take a while to load. Part of the USAID Leland Initiative. http://216.147.138.1/launch/

Library of Congress Country/Area Studies Handbooks
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national security of each country. Includes Ethiopia. Search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse the table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/

Meadna
Current news, news of the Eritrean community in the U.K. Interviews with prominent individuals. Videos, including music videos. Business directory (U.K. businesses). Jokes. http://www.meadna.com/

Meskerem
"The Eritrean Political Opposition" In Tigrinya, Arabic, English. The Eritrean National Alliance. The Alliance comprises the Eritrean Liberation Front and other organizations. News, political commentary, press releases, a discussion forum, audio of radio programs such as the Voice of Democratic Eritrea, opinion pieces (some from Awate.com), letters re political prisoners, links to Eritrean sites. http://www.meskerem.net/

Metras, Michael - Ethiopia, Travels of a Youth
Account of travels through Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. " Each chapter of this book is a snapshot of a valley, a road, a city, a place. Some chapters (like "Cycling Python Valley" and "Leaving Ethiopia by Sea") recount single experiences. Others (like "Asmara to Nefasit" and "Matara") are composites of several experiences." The cd-rom (for purchase version) has over 400 photos, 11 videos, 11 music clips. http://worksandwords.com/etravels/cover.htm

Miran, Jonathan - Grand mufti, érudit et nationaliste érythréen. Note sur la vie et l'oeuvre de cheikh Ibrâhîm al-Mukhtâr (1909-1969)
In French, English abstract. 29 p. In Chroniques Yéménites, 2002, published by the Centre Français d'Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa, Yemen. "Appointed the Grand Mufti of Eritrea by the Italians in 1939, the Sheikh Ibrâhîm al-Mukhtâr occupied an important place in the heart of the Eritrean Muslim community, until his death. A scholar and writer, he was convinced of the singularity of his country's history, favored the development and modernization of its Muslim institutions and took an active role in the nationalist struggle, especially against Ethiopian presence in Eritrea." http://cy.revues.org/document.html?id=126

Mirror
Monthly Eritrean magazine.Has articles from recent issues.http://www.primenet.com/~ephrem/Asmara/Mirror/index.html

Modai
Eritrean web site on Tigre history and culture, customs, folktales, language, photographs, video (links to YouTube), extracts from early explorers / traveler accounts. Site based in Sweden. http://awkir.com

National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, NUEYS
http://www.denden.com/NUEYS/

Net Africa - Eritrea Science Project
The Math/Science Nucleus is a non-profit, supporting the science curriculum in Eritrea. They have been experimenting with electronic textbooks, solar energy, and wireless link-up. "The "classroom" will consist of a computer presentation setup, which includes a pen-based computer and LCD projector, access to the Internet, and hands-on materials to accompany the presentations." The team includes Teclu Tesfazghi, Craig Johnson, and others. Based in Fremont, Calif. http://www.msnucleus.org/netafrica/

Nharnet.com
In English and Tigrinya (or Tigrigna). Has the Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation Front/ELF-RC political program, goals, and statements, the Eritrean National Alliance charter, statements, and publications, a chat room, and an "Eritrean Information" request form. Links to some "Voice of Democratic Eritrea" radio programs. Web site based in Annandale, Virginia. http://www.nharnet.com/

Northwestern University. PAS Working Papers Series
Full text papers, in Adobe pdf, showcase "writings in African studies by Northwestern faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates, as well as work by PAS visiting scholars and resident research fellows." http://www.northwestern.edu/african-studies/publications.htm

Examples:
PAS Working Paper No. 1 (1996) Dangerous Liaisons: Colonial Concubinage in Eritrea, 1890-1941 by Giulia Barrera

People's Front for Democracy and Justice, PFDJ - Shaebia
In English, Tigrinya, Arabic. Ruling political party. News, politics, society and culture. Contains a series of reports, the Jack Kramer Papers: Historical Perspectives, by Issayas Tesfamariam. Web site based in Silver Spring, Maryland. http://www.shaebia.org/

Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)
The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission of the PCA is determining the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The President of the Arbitration Commission for the Ethiopia-Eritrea border is Sir Elihu Lauterpacht. Has full text reports. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission is to decide all claims for loss, damage or injury by one Government against the other, and by nationals of one party against the Government of the other party or entities owned or controlled by the other party that are related to the border conflict. The PCA was established in 1899. http://www.pca-cpa.org/RPC/

Research and Documentation Centre, RDC (Asmara)
Eritrea's national archives which developed from the pre-independence period Research and Information Centre of Eritrea (RICE). The Centre is responsible for records of the government ministries and departments. Describes collections, preservation activities, etc. http://www.eritreanarchives.org/

SALIGAD
"...project dealing with small arms issues in the Horn of Africa"; "...promotes dialogue and non-violent conflict resolution. Projects are implemented by the Bonn International Center for Conversion - BICC and the International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG). Does field work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan. Has report of a 2000 Workshop on Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Garissa District (Kenya), a report of a workshop on the Control and Managment of Arms on Inter-communal, Domestic and Business Violence (Kenya). Has text of intergovernment declarations on small arms (Nairobi, Bamako), a link to a 42 p. report, Curbing the Demand for Small Arms - Lessons in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and a directory of peace related organizations in the Horn. http://www.saligad.org

Simeone-Senelle, Marie-Claude - Les langues en Erythr?e
In French. "Panorama de la situation linguistique en Erythrée." Includes a map showing the provinces. Article from the Centre's journal, Chroniques Yéménites 2000. Simeone-Senelle is with the CNRS-LLACAN. Published by the Centre Français d'Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa. http://www.univ-aix.fr/cfey/chronic/simeone00.html

Tales of Wonder - Richard Darsie
Has some African folktales. "Tales 1-4 are taken from The Magic Drum: Tales from Central Africa, by W. F. P. Burton. London: Methuen & Co., 1961. Tales 5-9 are taken from The Fire on the Mountain and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea, by Harold Courlander and Wolf Leslau...New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1950." http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/

TeShamo Entertainment
Eritrean music videos, music radio. Disucssion forums, community events (weddings, etc.) Ringtones. The site owner is Yosief Abraha. http://www.teshamo.com

UNDP Eritrea
United Nations programs. See also the UN System in Eritrea. http://www.er.undp.org/

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Facts & figures, U.N. press conferences, the mandate, background, relevant U.N. documents. http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/unmee/body_unmee.htm

United States. Census Bureau. Census Dates for Countries and Areas of Africa: 1945 to 2004
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/cendates/cenafric.html

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook
Basic facts, from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/eritrea/

U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Eritrea
2021 Report, 2011 Report, 2010 Report, 2009 Report, 2008 Report, 2007 Report, 2006 Report, 2005 Report, 2004 Report, 2003 Report, 2002 Report, 2001 Report, 2000 Report, 1999 Report, 1998 Report, 1997 Report, 1996 Report, 1993-1995 Reports. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

United States Embassy Eritrea
Has extensive information on the economy, investment, and commerce, travel and road safety. Describes USAID projects in Eritrea, has numerous links to web sites on Eritrea. http://eritrea.usembassy.gov/index.html

Vela Sport - Eritrean Soccer
Site works only in the Microsoft browser. News, statistics on Eritrea's matches since 1994, a discussion forum. http://www.vela.s5.com/eritreansoccer/

Visafric Productions
Current news (Eritrean News Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.), commentary on the Horn of Africa, photographs. Has interviews with President Isayas Afeworki, information on the Eritrean community abroad  many links to related Eritrean sites. Has  audio news in Eritrean languages. Visafric has produced "over 70 documentaries, commercials, news items and educational programs" and has a recording studio in Asmara. Includes music clips. Has offices in Toronto, Asmara, San Francisco.  http://www.visafric.com/index.html

War-Torn Societies Project (WSP)
Has an Eritrea country project. WSP's database of research reports, books, unpublished reports, etc. is searchable by keyword. Its newsletter, The Challenge of Peace and its Research Updates carry reports on Eritrea.The WSP promotes understanding of the challenges of post-conflict periods. It is a joint program of the Geneva-based United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies, PSIS of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. http://www.unrisd.org/wsp/index.htm

Welcome in Eritrea
Photographs of the towns (Asmara, Massawa, Keren) and people of Eritrea. Site by Eric Lafforgue, Directeur de la Cr?ation, 123 MULTIMEDIA. http://site.voila.fr/eritrea

Wilson Center [Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]. Digital Archive
"...contains once-secret documents from governments all across the globe" Emphasis is on declassified documents on the Cold War and nuclear proliferation.The Cold War theme includes the Horn of Africa 1976-1980, non-aligned movement. Also search by country such as "South Africa", Angola, Ethiopia, etc. Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.digitalarchive.org

World Bank Group - Eritrea
Statistics (including gender), data profile, many full text reports on rural development, economic policy, education, environment, finance, governance, health, population, oil and gas, private sector, social protection, transportation, urban development. World Bank contacts. http://web.worldbank.org