Eritrea Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in
English providing information generally on Eritrea and specifically
in the context of the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict. For related web links,
see Ethiopia
Web Links, Horn
of Africa Web Links and Regional
Resources: Africa.
These links complement the conflict-resolution simulation exercise on the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict for the state-level high school winners of the United States Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest 1999. These links also complement the USIP Special Report: U.S. Leadership in Resolving African Conflict: the Case of Ethiopia-Eritrea.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Eritrea.
- Africa
South of the Sahara: Eritrea
An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen
Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association.
Includes links to email lists, special projects, databases and archives,
articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), news
and general sources. Organized alphabetically within country listing.
The web site also has regional and topical
categories of links, as well as a a site
searching capability.
- Eritrea
Page
Selected collection of annotated links from the Center for African
Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Includes a country map,
image of the national flag, and links to official documents.
- Index
on Africa: Country pages: Eritrea
The web site for Index on
Africa, a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains
extensive annotated links, organized by news
pages, subject
pages and country
pages. Within each individual country page, links are organized
by subject category, such as culture, politics and security and
conflict. Interesting features include the number of links listed
for each category, the tabulation of hits on a specific link since
it was added to the Index on Africa web page, as well as the opportunity
to rate the link. Search
capability is also available.
 Government Agencies and International Organizations
African Union (AU)
- African Union
Successor organization to the Organization of African Unity (OAU),
the African Union's web site has news and events, documents, a listing
of member states, and related
web links.
United Nations
- Integrated
Regional Information Network (IRIN): Eritrea
IRIN, a
unit of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian
and international communities on the crises in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its web site contains special reports, news briefs organized by
country and region, such as Horn
of Africa. Links to related web sites include IDPs
in Eritrea from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center. An e-mail
subscription for IRIN reports is also available.
- Reliefweb:
Eritrea: The latest
Sponsored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs, this site provides extensive current news and information
on a broad range of humanitarian relief issues in Eritrea and worldwide.
The web site includes maps, a archive of documents, links to related
sites and a search engine. Includes a special web page for documents
related to the Eritrea-Ethiopia
conflict, as part of tracking complex
emergencies.
- United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA)
Web site of the UN organization based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Includes links to reports, statements, news sources, a database
of meetings and events on Africa, related
initiatives such as the UN
Special Initiative on Africa, a list
of member states, ECA partners and other organizational
information.
- UNHCR: Refworld
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) database for country of origin and legal information,
documents, and reports. Pull-down menus allow selection by country
and/or subject and a specific search engine feature is also provided.
Each country compilation includes links to country reports, legal
documents, news and maps.
- United
Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
Web site of the UN peacekeeping mission describes the background
and mandate of the mission, including a map, a fact sheet, news
and analysis and links to related documents.
United States
- Eritrea:
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006
Extensive report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, U.S. Department of State. Also available are reports from 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Reports for previous
years are available online from 1993.
- U.S.
Department of State - Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State's site to official statements, press briefings,
fact sheets and links to other related Internet sites. A country
profile for Eritrea lists statements and publications specific
to that country.
Maps and Guides
- ReliefWeb
Map Centre: Eritrea
Specialized maps of Eritrea from ReliefWeb covering the humanitarian
crisis resulting from the border war with Ethiopia, refugees, food
insecurity and other issues. Also has maps for the Horn
of Africa and individual countries within the region. Maps can
be sorted by type, source, and keyword and are linked to documents
on ReliefWeb.
- Eritrea:
CIA World Factbook
Country information for Eritrea covering the geography, people,
economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Eritrea
Maps
Maps of Eritrea from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
of the University of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by
the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.
Media and News Sources
- allAfrica.com: Eritrea
Current news stories on Eritrea from various Africa-related wire
services and other organizations. AllAfrica.com incorporates Africa
News Online. Contains brief summary with a link to the full text,
as well as links by topic and region (East
Africa). Special sections include: The
United States and Africa and President
Clinton's trip to Africa.
- BBC
News | Africa | Eritrea and Ethiopia: a difficult peace
Feature article on the the peace agreement signed Dec. 12, 2000
between Eritrea and Ethiopia with links to related articles. BBC
also has stories on War
in Africa's Horn: Special Report, which looks at the background
to the war and its impact on the rest of the Horn of Africa as well
as current
news on the region.
- Dehai-Eritrea OnLine
Compilation of reports from current news sources, the Eritrean Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in Asmara and the Eritrean News Agency (ERINA),
as well as selected articles and reports. Includes links to other
web resources, such as a web site on the Eritrea-Ethiopia
Conflict with an Eritrean perspective.
- OneWorld.Net:
full coverage: Eritrea
Current news stories and analysis on Eritrea contributed by One
World partners. Special section on OneWorld
Africa provides highlights on current issues in Africa and links
to the web sites or descriptions of African non-governmental organizations
(NGOs).
- Preventing
and Mitigating Violent Conflicts: A Revised Guide for Practitioners
Prepared by Creative Associates International, Inc. at the request
of the Greater Horn of Africa Initiative, a USAID project from 1994,
to help support the Initiative's efforts to promote peace and development,
especially in the Greater Horn.
Peace Agreements and Political Resources
Updated: September 28, 2007
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