Abstract
Eritrea’s landmine and unexploded ordnance contamination problem began during World War II when British and Italian forces fought on Eritrean soil. A long struggle for independence (1962–1991) and a border war with Ethiopia (1998–2000) followed, exacerbating the problem. Eritrea has never produced or exported anti-personnel mines; all mines used in the past were stolen from Ethiopian forces from minefields or storage facilities during the War of Independence. There are no mine stockpiles except for 214 mines retained by the Eritrean Demining Authority National Training Center for training and development. Eritrea acceded to the Ottawa Convention1 Aug. 27, 2001, and it entered into force Feb. 1, 2002.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2006)
"Eritrea,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 16.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol10/iss1/16
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