http://www.tesfanews.net/un-2015-report-on-eritrea-women-empowerment/
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*INTRODUCTION:* Eritrea with 1200km coastline and more than 300 islands in
the Red Sea is strategically situated in the eastern part of Africa. It
joined the international community in 1993 following liberation
from Ethiopian colonialism in 1991 through an arduous thirty-year armed
struggle.
The socio-economic character of the Eritrean population comprises of more
than 80% agro-pastoralists, with the rest being mainly workers, merchants,
students and professionals (EPHS 2010). There are nine ethnic groups –
Afar, Bilen, Hedareb, Kunama, Nara, Rashaida, Tigre, Saho and Tigrinya,
each having its own language.
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http://www.tesfanews.net/un-2015-report-on-eritrea-women-empowerment/#cKj8Gv8FafQo1POw.99
Ibrahim I. Suliman
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