Chapter Three: Eritrean Refugees and Introduction Programme in Norway
3.1 Eritrea
Eritrea is a small country located on the North - East of Africa on the shores of African Red Sea. It has an area of about 125,000 sq. km and a population of about 6 million. The country is bordered by Sudan to the north-west, the Red Sea on the east, Ethiopia to the South-west and south-east by Djibouti. It is ethnically and religiously diverse and includes nine ethnic groups.
Eritrea became a free independent country in 1993 after a long-armedstruggle (1961-1991) from Ethiopia. Earlier before that, Eritrea was an Italian colony (1890- 1941) and then became under British administration from (1941- 1952). In 1952, through a UN resolution , Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia as an autonomous entity. However, after 10 years of federation, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea; which led to 30 years of bloody war between the two countries. Since then, thousands of …show more content…
While the 1998-2000 war is often referred to as a border war, causal factors also included disputes concerning the conditions of Ethiopian access to the sea, as well as divergent expectations regarding bilateral trade and currency arrangements (Human Rights Watch, 2017).
Shortly afterwards, from 1998 to 2000, another devastating war with Ethiopia took place. When the war started, they were directly integrated into their specific army positions. Since the end of the war in 2000 there has been no significant demobilization of the army, which consists of more than 350,000 people, while every year new rounds of young men and women have been drafted (Hirt, 2010). At its inauguration in 1994, national service lasted 18 months which included six months of military training followed by 12 months of development-centered activities, in line with the policies of many post-liberation
3.1 Eritrea
Eritrea is a small country located on the North - East of Africa on the shores of African Red Sea. It has an area of about 125,000 sq. km and a population of about 6 million. The country is bordered by Sudan to the north-west, the Red Sea on the east, Ethiopia to the South-west and south-east by Djibouti. It is ethnically and religiously diverse and includes nine ethnic groups.
Eritrea became a free independent country in 1993 after a long-armedstruggle (1961-1991) from Ethiopia. Earlier before that, Eritrea was an Italian colony (1890- 1941) and then became under British administration from (1941- 1952). In 1952, through a UN resolution , Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia as an autonomous entity. However, after 10 years of federation, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea; which led to 30 years of bloody war between the two countries. Since then, thousands of …show more content…
While the 1998-2000 war is often referred to as a border war, causal factors also included disputes concerning the conditions of Ethiopian access to the sea, as well as divergent expectations regarding bilateral trade and currency arrangements (Human Rights Watch, 2017).
Shortly afterwards, from 1998 to 2000, another devastating war with Ethiopia took place. When the war started, they were directly integrated into their specific army positions. Since the end of the war in 2000 there has been no significant demobilization of the army, which consists of more than 350,000 people, while every year new rounds of young men and women have been drafted (Hirt, 2010). At its inauguration in 1994, national service lasted 18 months which included six months of military training followed by 12 months of development-centered activities, in line with the policies of many post-liberation