Eritrea

ERITREA

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea, across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The nation has a total area of approximately 117600km2, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Its name Eritrea is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea, which was first adopted for Italian Eritrea in 1890.Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country, with nine recognized ethnic groups. It has a population of around six million inhabitants. Most residents speak Afroasiatic languages, either of the Semitic or Cushitic branches. Among these communities, the Tigrinya make up about 55% of the population, with the Tigre people constituting around 30% of inhabitants. In addition, there are a number of Nilo-Saharan-speaking Nilotic ethnic minorities. Most people in the territory adhere to Christianity or Islam.
 
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Capi di stato e Ministri

Ultimo aggiornamento: 24/04/2014
Leader Nominativo Bio
ISAIAS Afworki
Pres.
 
Vice Pres.
AREFAINE Berhe
Min. of Agriculture

Arefaine Berhe has been the Minister of Agriculture of Eritrea since Tesfai Ghirmazion was moved to the Ministry of Land, Water, and Environment in February 1997.

AREFAINE Berhe, Wikipedia
SEBHAT Ephrem SEBHAT Ephrem
Min. of Defense

Sebhat Ephrem (Tigrinya: ሰብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951 in Abardae, Eritrea) is the Minister of Energy and Mines for Eritrea, a former Minister of Defence and former Eritrean People's Liberation Front commander during the Eritrean War of Independence. Sebhat completed high school at the Evangelical Lutheran High School in Asmara, Eritrea. He later attended Addis Ababa University for two years before joining the EPLF in 1972. As a fighter, he quickly rose up the ranks from a political commissar to becoming part of the executive committee. Sebhat Ephrem served from June 1992 to March 1994 as the Governor of Asmara. From March 1994 to May 1995 he served as the Minister of Health. In both positions he brought structure and reorganization to these offices. After leaving the military in June 1992, he returned to the army in May 1995 with the rank of general and was appointed and confirmed as Minister of Defense. It is believed that he is the only 4-star general in the Eritrean defence forces thus far.

SEBHAT Ephrem, Wikipedia
SEMERE Russom
Min. of Education

Semere Russom (born July 27, 1943) began his professional life as a teacher. He traveled to the United States as a student at the University of Oklahoma, but terminated his studies in 1976 to serve in the Eritrean People's Liberation Front. After Eritrea's independence he served as Eritrean Ambassador to the United States and Canada. Afterwards he continued his career in public service as Director of European Affairs in the Eritrea Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 2001. On 2002-01-01 he left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become the Mayor of Asmara and the Administrator of the Central Region of Eritrea. In April 2007 he was appointed to head the Ministry of Education while continuing service as the Mayor and Administrator of Asmara, and the Central Region respectively.

SEMERE Russom, Wikipedia
AHMED Hajj Ali
Min. of Energy & Mines
BERHANE Abrehe
Min. of Finance

Berhane Abrehe (Tigrinya: በርሃነ አብረሀ) is an Eritrean top government official who, since 2001, has been serving as the country's Minister of Finance. In 1972, Berhane Abrehe graduated with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has held the post of Director of Macro-Ecnonomic policy in the office of the President of Eritrea, subsequently advancing to his Cabinet position and becoming the third Minister of Finance in the 14 years since Eritrea's proclamation of independence in May 1993.

BERHANE Abrehe, Wikipedia
OSMAN Saleh Mohammed OSMAN Saleh Mohammed
Min. of Foreign Affairs

Osman Saleh Mohammed was the first Minister of Education for Eritrea following Independence, serving in that position from 1993 to 2007. He has overseen the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a national education system. Osman Saleh Mohammed was also responsible for the Ministry of Education's relocation of all 12th grades in the country to the Warsay Yika'alo School at Sawa. In April 2007, he was moved to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

OSMAN Saleh Mohammed, Wikipedia
AMINA Nurhussein
Min. of Health
ALI Abdu
Min. of Information

Ali Abdu Ahmed is a former Eritrean politician who left the regime and sought asylum abroad. From March 2009 until his defection in November 2012, Ahmed was the Minister of Information for Eritrea. His father, brother, and 15 year old daughter, an American citizen, were consequentially detained while trying to cross the border into Sudan and have been held indefinitely. The American government inquired regarding his daughter's well-being while the Eritrean government vehemently rejected her status as an American citizen and has refused to release information regarding her whereabouts or well being. Meanwhile, Ahmed has applied for asylum in Australia and is afraid that he may be harmed by pro-government Eritreans in the diaspora.

ALI Abdu, Wikipedia
FOZIA Hashim
Min. of Justice

Fozia Hashim is a former head of the Eritrean High Court. She is a Muslim woman and in 1993 was appointed to the post of Minister of Justice. As the Minister of Justice she has been responsible for the reorganization of the Court system and the drafting of a new legal code. All Proclamations and legal regulations are vetted by her office. Under her leadership community courts have elected their magistrates.

FOZIA Hashim, Wikipedia
SALMA Hassen
Min. of Labor & Human Welfare
TESFAI Ghebreselassie
Min. of Land, Water, & Environment

Tesfai Ghebreselassie was Eritrea's Minister of Energy & Mines since Independence until 2011. He has overseen agreements with Anadarko and various gold mining and mineral companies. Furthermore he has overseen the maturation of the Eritrean Electric Authority. His portfolio was changed to that of the Ministry of Land, Water & Environment in 2011.

TESFAI Ghebreselassie, Wikipedia
SALEH Meki
Min. of Maritime Resources

Saleh Meki (1948 – October 2, 2009) was an Eritrean politician and government minister. He was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which had offices in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States, during the period of the Eritrean War of Independence. Meki was trained as a nurse anesthesiologist in the United States. He returned to Eritrea following the end of the country's war for independence against Ethiopia. Meki was appointed and confirmed as the first Minister of Marine Resources following Eritrea's independence. He later also served as the country's Minister of Health, before being reassigned as the Minister of Marine Resources once again in a cabinet reshuffle. Saleh Meki died on Friday, October 2, 2009, following a heart attack at the age of 62. He was buried in the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

SALEH Meki, Wikipedia
GHIORGHISH Teklemichael
Min. of National Development
ABRAHA Asfaha
Min. of Public Works

Abraha Asfaha is Eritrea's Minister of Public Works and Construction, a post he has held since independence.

ABRAHA Asfaha, Wikipedia
ASKALU Menkerios
Min. of Tourism

Askalu Menkerios is the current Minister of Tourism and former Minister of Labor and Social Welfare of Eritrea. She was born and raised in Eritrea. She is a member of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ).

ASKALU Menkerios, Wikipedia
 
Min. of Trade & Industry
WOLDENKIEL Abraha
Min. of Transport & Communications

Woldemichael Abraha was the fourth Minister of Transport and Communications for Eritrea starting in 2004. He was appointed Minister of Local Government after Woldemichael Gebremariam died in 2013. Accoriding to Eritrean government convention, Abraha, as minister of Local Government, serves as head of state when the President is away.

WOLDENKIEL Abraha, Wikipedia
KIBREAB Woldemariam
Governor, Bank of Eritrea (Acting)
BERHANE Gebrehiwet Solomon
Charge d'Affaires, Embassy, Washington

Alcuni dati statistici della nazione (Eritrea)

PopolazioneEritrea
6.536.000 abitanti
Abitanti per km^2 della nazione (Eritrea)
0 Abitanti per km^2
Superficie nazionale (Eritrea)
Superficie di 117.600 Kmq

Capitale dello stato, Asmara

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