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/
Pennsylvania State University's Outreach Magazine, Spring/Summer 2000 published an article on the conference.
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/news/magazine/vol_2.3/AAO.html
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. [KF]
http://asmarino.com/
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"
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/
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/
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. [KF] http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/~wclio-af/
"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/
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
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/
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
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. [KF] http://www.mekaleh-eritra.org
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. http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/EAE/
Vol. 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..."
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
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
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. [KF] http://dehai.org/conflict/
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
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/
"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/
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
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/
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.
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
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
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
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
"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. [KF] http://www.globalissues.org/
"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."[KF]
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/
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
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
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/
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
Full text reports on poverty reduction, Statistical Appendices,
gender gap in education, Fiscal Sustainability, etc. http://www.imf.org/external/country/ERI/index.htm
"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.
[KF] http://www.ploughshares.ca/content/BUILD%20PEACE/IRG.html
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/
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/
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/
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. [KF] http://www.meskerem.net/
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
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
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
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. [KF] http://www.msnucleus.org/netafrica/
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. [CA] http://www.nharnet.com/
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
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. [KF] http://www.shaebia.org/
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. [KF] thttp://www.pca-cpa.org/RPC/
"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. [KF] http://www.phaesun.com/phaesun_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. [KF] http://denden.com/EritreanArchives/main.html
"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. [KF] http://www.saligad.org
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." [KF] http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/
Eritrean music videos, music radio. Disucssion forums, community events (weddings, etc.) Ringtones. The site owner is Yosief Abraha. http://www.teshamo.com
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
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
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. [KF] http://www.visafric.com/index.html
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
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
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. [KF] http://web.worldbank.org
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