Present State of Eritrea

At independence the current President of Eritrea Isias Aferweki promised to implement a constitution  that has not happened as of yet.

• Erirea has no privately owned media sources all media sources are owned by the government
• Islam amd Christian are the main religions and the current government is known for discriminating against Jehovah's Witness as it is not recognized as an official religion.
• Women in the cities usch as Asmara tend to have more equal roles and are more likely to be literate than women in the rural areas.
• 1998-2000 Eritrea and Ethiopia were at war over border disputes. There wasaid to be more than 100,000 casualties of this war. June2000 Eritrea nad Ethiopia decide on a peace agreement. But tension is still present today.
• Since 2002 Eritrea has disputed with Yemen about fishing rights on the Red Sea.
• June 2008 another border war emerges between Eritrea and Djibouti.
• June 2009 The United Nations  Security Council requires Eritrea to come up with a diplomatic resolution to the border dispute with Djibouti.
• December 2009 the United Nations imposed sanctions on Eritrea due to the belief that Eritrea supported Islamic terrorist in Somalia.
• Source www.state.gov