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Eritrea

Eritrea:

Ethiopia ordered neighbouring Eritrea to “immediately withdraw its troops” from Ethiopian territory.

  • Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa.
  • It is bordered with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti.
  • It has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea to the north and east.
  • It is a member country of African Union, COMESA(Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa).
  • Capital City: Asmara
  • The climate of Eritrea is tropical desert on the coast and the eastern plain, mild semiarid in the mountainous belt and tropical semiarid in the south-west.
  • Highest Peak: Mount Emba Soira
  • Major Rivers: Tekezé, Mereb, and Barka
  • It includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands
  • It mainly consists of copper, potash, zinc, oil, natural gas, cement, gypsum, granite, marble, ceramics, limestone, and iron ore.