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Title: | Eritrea's relations with the Sudan since 1991 |
Author: | Venkataraman, M. |
Year: | 2005 |
Periodical: | Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSN 1810-4487) |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 2 |
Period: | December |
Pages: | 51-76 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Eritrea Sudan Northeast Africa |
Subjects: | international relations politics Eritrea--Politics and government Eritrea--Foreign relations Sudan--Foreign relations |
External link: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/29877 |
Abstract: | The relationship between Eritrea and the Sudan has been intense and complex due to a number of factors. With 605 km of common border between the two countries, liberation fighters were able to launch their struggle for independence from Sudan throughout the period of the liberation struggle since the early 1960s. A factor related to this geographical proximity is the presence of similar ethnic groups along the common frontier and their historical relationship. A third factor is the 'politicization of religion' in the bilateral relations between the countries. This paper gives an overview of Eritro-Sudanese relations up to Eritrea's independence, before examining the ups and downs in their relations since 1991. It describes the initial cordial relationship between the two countries, the tensions which soon emerged due to the presence of the remnants of ELF (Eritrean Liberation Front) cadres in Sudan and the resumption of war against the regime of Omar al-Bashir by the SPLA (Sudanese People's Liberation Army), the normalization of relations as a result of the deterioration of Eritrea's relations with Ethiopia at the end of the 1990s, and growing tensions after 2000. The paper emphasizes the strategic concerns that have characterized Eritro-Sudanese relations. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |