| The Afars are mostly nomadic pastoralists whose grazing area extends from eastern and southern Eritrea into Ethiopia. |
| It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the east, Kenya to the south, and the Sudan to the west. |
| The allied forces even opened an eastern front through Eritrea and Ethiopia. |
| When the aid agency and the Ethiopian government fell out badly over the delivery of food to Eritrea James was sent in to sort the situation. |
| Staple foods in Eritrea include kitcha, which is thin and unleavened and prepared from wheaten flour. |
| The annexation of Eritrea by Ethiopia in 1962 started off a bitter 30-year war of independence. |
