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In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
  Afabet Eritrea - November 27th 2006
The bus to Afabet is waiting for its last passengers, but it will not leave before 7:00 and even then it will stop several times in the outskirts of Keren to collect loads of goods that is stored on the roof.
The first stop in Afabet is right in front of the administration building, so I am lucky to skip the search for this building, and walk into the first office I pass, and all the luck will be with me today.
I walk through the village of Afabet, having a typical vegetarian lunch called "fool", a mix of beans, onions, tomatoes and pepper served with two small breads for 9 Nakfa only.
www.asmera.nl /eritrea2006/eritrea6A27.htm   (1178 words)

  
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  Eri24
AFABET, Eritrea, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Skinny goats stagger around in baking heat searching for food among the carcasses of other animals already defeated by hunger and thirst.
An early victim was Haj's 15-year-old niece, Amna, one of at least 22 people in Afabet district who locals believe died recently as a result of the drought.
In a country still struggling to recover from a two-year border war with Ethiopia, which ended with a peace agreement signed in 2000, the focus is once again on living until tomorrow.
eri24.com /news1635.htm   (429 words)

  
 Afabet: Construction of High-school in Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Ministry of Education is constructing a highschool in Afabet subzone at a cost of 11 million Nfa.
The school is being built at a site 2 km away from the town on a 2.25 hectares of land, and is expected to be completed at the end of this year.
In the past, students of Afabet subzone who passed to highschool went to Nakfa and Dekemhare to continue their studies.
www.shaebia.org /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=4&num=959&printer=1   (112 words)

  
 Plight pulls novelist back to beloved Eritrea: 8/6/00
AFABET, Eritrea -- A group of elderly men and women look up from their makeshift shelters and wave to the man with an elfin beard and a floppy blue sun hat.
He wanders through the dust and thorn bushes of Afabet camp where 44,000 of the roughly 1 million Eritreans who were forced to flee a border war have found temporary shelter.
Keneally's journey to the Afabet refugee camp began one evening in mid-June as he watched television at his home in Australia.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/08-00/08-06-00/e08ae173.htm   (1206 words)

  
 Press Releases: East Africa Drought, Eritrea different agricultural activities underway in Afabet sub-zone
Afabet, 3 October 2006 - The inhabitants of Afabet sub-zone, Gash-Barka region, are carrying out effective agricultural activities in collaboration with members of the Defence Force focusing on leveling of farm plots, as well as construction of catchments and embankments.
Accordingly, 60,000 meter-long catchments, 16,000 meters of embankments and 4,000 meter-long of terraces have been put in place through popular campaign.
With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VBOL-6U9JCZ?OpenDocument   (148 words)

  
 The Reformed Ecumenical Council: June 03.9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This followed arrests of 56 others in the two northern towns of Nakfa and Afabet on April 29.
Nakfa and Afabet are known as disputed towns in the conflict with Ethiopia.
Military police took worshipers there on the pretext of “conscription for military service.” Fellow church members, however, said most of the 16 women and 30 men had already completed military service.
community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=4624   (273 words)

  
 WELCOME TO MESKEREM- THE FIRST ERITREAN OPPOSITION WEBSITE
Afabet town Administration to strive to ease shortage of service-rendering facilities
The Administration of Afabet town, Northern Red Sea region, said that it would strive to ease shortage of service- rendering facilities such as water and electricity supply, telephone and the like
Scenario that smacks of fighting dogs This year’s AU Summit in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is being held at a time when there is heated wrangling centering on who shall assume the chairmanship of the organization for 2006.
www.meskerem.net /jan16-23.htm   (517 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Africa - Eritrea
Monitors who visited the camps at Afabet, Adi Abieto, and Alla reported that conditions in the camps were Spartan but generally adequate; however, there were reports that numerous detainees became sick due to camp conditions at Afabet, and that some died.
By the end of 2000, the Government reported that most of the camps were closed; however, 1,500 detainees remained at Afabet, and 150 Ethiopians who did not want to leave the country remained at Alla.
In July the Government closed the Alla camp and permitted the 50 detainees to live in Asmara, although some are believed to have left voluntarily.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/eritrea.html   (4430 words)

  
 Eritrea---Waiting for the World to Act - Aradom Tedla
Aradom Tedla is former director-general of the Ministry of Law and Justice in Ethiopia and is now president of the African Human Rights Committee, based in Arlington, Virginia.
The loneliest war in Africa, which has been fiercely fought in Eritrea for over a century, surfaced in the U.S. media in March 1988, when more than 18,000 Ethiopian troops were captured or killed in Afabet.
The capture of three high-ranking Soviet military staff highlighted the success of the Eritrean guerrillas and confirmed the participation of the Moscow military.
www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1989/March/Sa16294.htm   (280 words)

  
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AFABET, Eritrea — Skinny goats stagger around in baking heat searching for food among the carcasses of other animals already defeated by hunger and thirst.
Drought is ravaging parts of Eritrea and its Horn of Africa neighbor Ethiopia, and severe hunger is approaching fast.
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www.climateark.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=16227   (544 words)

  
 Eritrea
By December the Government reported that most of these camps had been shut down and that approximately 1,500 detainees remained at Afabet and that 150 Ethiopians who did not want to leave the country remained at Alla.
By December the Government reported that approximately 1,500 detainees remained at the Afabet internment camp and that 150 Ethiopians who did not want to leave the country remained at the Alla internment camp.
By December the Government reported that most of these camps were shut down and that approximately 1,500 detainees remained at Afabet and that 150 Ethiopians who did not want to leave the country remained at Alla.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/af/782.htm   (9588 words)

  
 Ethiopia - Government Defeats in Eritrea and Tigray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In March 1988, the EPLF initiated one of its most successful military campaigns by striking at Ethiopian army positions on the Nakfa front north of the town of Afabet, where the Derg had established a base for a new attack against the insurgents.
In two days of fighting, the Eritrean rebels annihilated three Ethiopian army divisions, killing or capturing at least 18,000 government troops and seizing large amounts of equipment, including armor and artillery.
Subsequently, the town of Afabet, with its military stores, fell to the EPLF, which then threatened all remaining Ethiopian military concentrations in northern Eritrea.
countrystudies.us /ethiopia/36.htm   (284 words)

  
 Eri24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Following the killing of two and injuring of one NGO staff members a travel ban in the area North of Afabet has been imposed for all UN staff.
Reports from the recent Government/UN rapid crop assessment mission indicate that the rains have continued in most parts of the country.
WFP received 1,595 tonnes of pulses and 332 tonnes of oil in two recent donations and shortfalls in the next six months currently amount to 22,824 tons of food, including 18,230 tons of cereals, 3,234 tons of corn-soya blend, 1,056 tons of oil, 298 tons of salt and 6 tons of sugar.
eri24.com /news3542.htm   (298 words)

  
 Assessing Maternal Mortality in Afabet Sub-District Northern Red Sea Zone, Eritrea
For this -, part of the study, the quantitative method was used, by employing the indirect technique of the sisterhood method through a retrospective cross-sectional household survey.
The second objective of this study was to identify some of the causes of why women are dying of pregnancy related causes in Afabet, by interviewing key informants, and reviewing medical records.
The method used for this part was the qualitative interview.
www.siu.no /noradrap.nsf/3f55297d653ba4a7c1256988004abfea/5b67ea24f8fd7defc125696c0026dc32!OpenDocument   (277 words)

  
 Ethiopia - Government Defeats in Eritrea and Tigray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In March 1988, the EPLF initiated one of its most successful military campaigns by striking at Ethiopian army positions on the Nakfa front north of the town of Afabet, where the Derg had established a base for a new attack against the insurgents.
In two days of fighting, the Eritrean rebels annihilated three Ethiopian army divisions, killing or capturing at least 18,000 government troops and seizing large amounts of equipment, including armor and artillery.
Subsequently, the town of Afabet, with its military stores, fell to the EPLF, which then threatened all remaining Ethiopian military concentrations in northern Eritrea.
www.countrystudies.us /ethiopia/36.htm   (284 words)

  
 Ethiopia: External and Internal Opponents ~a HREF="/et_00_00.html#et_05_04"
According to British historian and Africa specialist Basil Davidson, the Afabet victory was one of the biggest ever scored by any liberation movement anywhere since Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam in 1954.
Another development associated with the Eritrean triumph at Afabet was the EPLF's and TPLF's acknowledgment of each other's military victories, something that had not happened since a disagreement between the two groups in 1985 (see The Tigray, this ch.).
In March 1987, for example, the TPLF refused to be represented at the EPLF's Unity Congress.
memory.loc.gov /frd/etsave/et_05_04.html   (4907 words)

  
 Médecins du Monde - ERITREA - Surgery Nurse - (Afabet)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The objective of this program is the rehabilitation and equipment of the operating theatre and the transfer of skills to health care staff in surgery and obstetrics.
The Surgery Nurse will participate to PHC/MH project implementation in Afabet Hospital and peripheral health facilities (contribute to the organisation of the operating theatre and the utilisation of the surgical equipment, provide on the job trainings in quality sterilisation techniques, participate in the management of the post operative ward).
He/she will also have to coordinate with human resources and contribute to the preparation of periodical reports on project implementation.
www.medecinsdumonde.org /recrutement/postes_etranger/MDM_IBODEEry   (210 words)

  
 Afabet Region Map: Afabet — Ticse | Eritrea Google Satellite Maps
You are in Afabet (N. Red-Sea, Eritrea), administrative region of level 2.
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www.maplandia.com /eritrea/n-red-sea/afabet   (781 words)

  
 History
In 1977 the took Karora, Afabet, Elaberet, Keren and Decamhare.
Consequently, much of the regions around Afabet and Nacfa in Sahel province became home to makeshift homes, schools, orphanages, hospitals, factories, printers, bakeries etc. in an attempt to live life as normally as possible under extraordinary conditions.
Most structures were built either into the ground or in caves to avoid being bombed by Ethiopian jets.
www.redsea1.com /erihistory1b.htm   (820 words)

  
 Electric Lines to Be Distributed in Afabet Town
In line with the government-sponsored plan to supply Afabet town with electricity from Keren, the local inhabitants expressed readiness to play their part in realizing the set objective.
This was disclosed at a meeting held in Afabet town in which Assembly members, development committee and village elders, as well as the sub-zone's heads took part.
A committee has been set up to collect money from the local inhabitants and as well as nationals in the diaspora as their contribution would be vital of importance.
www.mathaba.net /news/?x=531184   (407 words)

  
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In March 1988, the EPLF inflicted a major defeat on government forces at Afabet.
This was followed up by major advances by both the EPLF and the rebel forces in neighboring Tigray, the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
There are burn cases ‑- napalm ‑- and in the area of Afabet, there was cluster bomb, which explodes in the air, and which has an extensive blast which covers a wide area, and there was damage to buildings and all sorts of things around it.
www.hrw.org /reports/archives/africa/ETHIOPIA907.htm   (9132 words)

  
 New Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Afabet rates as one of history's decisive battles; the biggest battle in Africa since the British
Afabet was the pivotal battle of the war.
At Afabet, as at other battles, captured Soviet tanks and artillery were turned
dehai.org /conflict/news/torontosun.htm   (1526 words)

  
 Press Releases: East Africa Drought, Eritrea: Soil and water conservation activities continue in Afabet sub-zone
Eritrea: Soil and water conservation activities continue in Afabet sub-zone
Afabet, 22 April 2006 – Members of the Defense Force in Wadi-Labka agricultural area, Afabet sub-zone have repaired 30 km.-long water diversion and flood gate schemes.
Reports indicated that members of the Defense Forces have also helped clear land that has been allotted to 500 nationals for agricultural purposes.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6P6G8T?OpenDocument   (118 words)

  
 Excite España - Viajes - Africa - Eritrea - Destinos Internacionales
This advice includes Tesseney, near the Sudan border, where there was a bomb attack on 1 March 2004 in a hotel.
Visitors should also avoid the area north of Afabet in the Sahel region, and along one road in the west of the country.
There is a continuing threat to Western targets from terrorism in Eritrea as there is in other countries in East Africa and the Horn.
www.excite.es /viajes/guias/africa/eritrea/Destinos_Internacionales   (540 words)

  
 Press Releases: East Africa Drought, Eritrea: RODDAB Construction Company making significant contribution in soil and ...
He indicated that catchments and embankments were constructed in Ginda, She'ib, Afabet and Karora sub-zones last year in line with the program to ensure food security.
As regards infrastructure, the construction of Serejeka - Shebah, Afabet - Maemide roads, Adi-Abeto – Weki - Beleza dirt road, Mabra – Idi, the renovation of Asmara – Keren – Aderde, Keren – Afabet – Nakfa, and Keren – Asmat, as well as Gahtelai – Afabet roads have been finalized.
In a related report, the installation of telephone towers in Arag, Afabet and Nakfa has been completed and gone operational.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DHRV-6Z889B?OpenDocument   (252 words)

  
 Comitato Città di Prato Pro Emergenze - Campagna di aiuti per le popolazioni profughe dell'Eritrea
La prima attivazione è stata finalizzata a promuovere, sviluppare e concretizzare una campagna di raccolta, fra la cittadinanza pratese, di beni di prima necessità da poter poi inviare alla popolazione concentrata nel "campo profughi" di Afabet.
Infatti, solo grazie all'opera infaticabile prestata dal volontariato pratese, è stato possibile svolgere una valida, preventiva azione di sensibilizzazione nei confronti della cittadinanza, la raccolta dei beni sia presso i punti vendita sia presso scuole, parrocchie e circoli cittadini, procedere successivamente alla loro cernita ed all'imballaggio ed alla spedizione presso il "campo profughi di Afabet".
Una volta trasportato l'intero materiale al "campo profughi", gli incaricati hanno provveduto alla consegna dei beni di prima necessità al Segretariato cattolico di Afabet per la sua distribuzione.
www.pratoproemergenze.it /campagne/?act=i&fid=196&id=20050531100749720   (367 words)

  
 Eritrea (06/06)
Other cities--Keren (57,000); Assab (28,000); Massawa (25,000); Afabet (25,000); Tessenie (25,000); Mendefera (25,000); Dekemhare (20,000); Adekeieh (15,000); Barentu (15,000); Ghinda (15,000).
Terrain: Central highlands straddle escarpment associated with Rift Valley, dry coastal plains, and western lowlands.
In 1988, the EPLF captured Afabet, headquarters of the Ethiopian Army in northeastern Eritrea, prompting the Ethiopian Army to withdraw from its garrisons in Eritrea's western lowlands.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2854.htm   (3792 words)

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