On this day, April 23, 1993 the people of Eritrea voted overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations monitored referendum.
A 17-year old girl, who has recently arrived in Ireland from Eritrea was asked what was the difference between Ireland and her country. Without hesitation she answered in one word, and that word was ‘peace’.
Ireland has every reason to be proud for what it is doing for this young woman.
The extract below is taken from Google.
Eritrea is one of the world's least developed countries. It is a unitary one-party presidential republic and a de facto totalitarian dictatorship, in which national legislative and presidential elections have never been held.[36][6] Isaias Afwerki has served as president since its official independence in 1993. The country's human rights record is among the worst in the world.
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