As part of their 2002 (E.C.) election campaign, woyane has been intimidating the people of Ethiopia, threatening to arrest and kill if they do not vote for the party.
In several villages, woyane troops have been warning farmers to vote for the ruling party or risk their lives after the election. In the cities, police have been breaking in to private citizen’s homes harassing, intimidating and arresting people. Prominent businessmen and other successful citizens have been targeted and thrown into jail.
The killings of election candidates Mr. Aregawi Ghebreyohannes, a parliamentary candidate for Medrek member party, Arena Tigray and Biyansa Daba, another candidate from the Oromo region was another way of intimidating opposition leaders.
Nevertheless, the ruling party continues to face pressure from opposition troops in several areas of the country. Just within the last 10 days, ONLF conducted several attacks killing 289 woyane soldiers. In Girar area, after killing 30, they proceeded to burn several Woyane tanks and captured countless weapons.
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government
- President Isaias Afewerki
Independence
- From Italy November 1941
- From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951
- from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991
- From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area
- Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population
- 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th)
- 2008 census 5,291,370
- Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.625 billion[5]
- Per capita $681[5]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $2.117 billion[5]
- Per capita $397[5]
HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code ER
Internet TLD .er
Calling code 291
1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million...
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