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2018 In Eritrea
Events in the year 2018 in Eritrea. Incumbents * List of heads of state of Eritrea, President: Isaias Afewerki Events *8 to 9 July – The 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit took place in Asmara, between President of Eritrea, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and officials from the two countries. Sports *9 to 25 February – Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics , Eritrea participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 1 competitor in 1 sport; this was the first time Eritrea took part in the Winter Olympics. Deaths *24 May – Tsehaytu Beraki, musician, poet and political activist (b. 1939). References {{Year in Africa , 2018 2018 in Eritrea , 2010s in Eritrea Years of the 21st century in Eritrea 2018 in Africa , Eritrea 2018 by country, Eritrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Hominid remains found in Eritrea have been dated to 1 million years old and anthropological research indicates that the area may contain significant records related to the evolution of humans. The Kingdom of Aksum, covering much of modern-day Eritrea and Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia, was established during the first or second century AD.Henze, Paul B. (2005) ''Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia'', . It adopted Eritrean Orthodox Church, Christianity around the middle of the fourth century. Beginning in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |