Eritrea

Examples of Eritrea in the following topics:

• Kingdom of Aksum

  • The Kingdom of Aksum was a trading nation in the area of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea that existed from approximately 100 to 940 CE.
  • The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum; also known as the Aksumite Empire) was a trading nation in the area of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea that existed from  approximately 100 to 940 CE.
  • The Aksumite Empire at its height extended across most of present-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, western Yemen, southern Saudi Arabia, and Sudan.
  • Covering parts of what is now northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, Aksum was deeply involved in the trade network between India and the Mediterranean (Rome, later Byzantium), exporting ivory, tortoise shell, gold, and emeralds, and importing silk and spices.

• Ethiopia and Eritrea

  • It was a trading empire in the area of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea that existed approximately from 100 to 940 CE, and was a major agent in the commercial route between the Roman Empire and Ancient India.

• Journalists

  • The five countries with the largest number of currently-imprisoned journalists are Burma (13), Eritrea (17), Iran (34), China (34), and Turkey (95).

• African and Asian Origins

  • Shell remnants around 125,000 years old indicate that the diet of early humans in Eritrea included seafood obtained by beachcombing.

• The Rite of Passage

  • Several African countries have enacted legislation against it, including Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Togo, and Uganda.

• The Sultanates of Somalia

  • At its height, the polity controlled large parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.