Eritrea sparsely makes the major news headlines and when it does, it is more often than not, related to border tensions, issues to do with human and media rights abuse or migration of its nationals. The country retained the entire coastline of the then Ethiopia after the attainment of independence in 1993. Independence, Ethiopia and international relationsEritrea was colonized by two European countries – Italy (1889 – 1941) and England (1941 – 1952). Eritrea in 1993 voted for independence from Ethiopia in a UN-backed referendum and subsequently gained international recognition. A U.N. rights rapporteur continues to accuse Asmara among others of gross human rights infractions like arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention, enforced disappearances and mandatory national service system that amounts to enslavement.

Source: Ethiopian News October 16, 2017 22:41 UTC