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At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Politics of Eritrea takes place in a framework of a single-party presidential Republic, whereby the President of Eritrea is both Head of state List of Heads of State of Eritrea (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations See also Isaias Afewerki (born 2 February 1946 is the first and current President of Eritrea. The Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers, are headed by the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki, and run the day to day operations of the Government of Eritrea The National Assembly ( Hagerawi Baito) has 104 members 60 members appointed and 44 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy Political parties in Eritrea lists political parties in Eritrea, however in view of the fact that there are no legal Eritrean political parties listed below are The People's Front for Democracy and Justice ( PFDJ) is the only legal political entity in Eritrea. The elections in Eritrea select representatives from the country's six regions for the National Assembly. The High Court of Eritrea is the final court of appeal in Eritrea and the highest court in the Eritrean judicial hierarchy The Regional Courts of Eritrea are an intermediate system of courts of appeal in Eritrea. The Community Courts of Eritrea are the foundation of the judicial system in Eritrea. The Special Court of Eritrea is a parallel court to the traditional judicial hierarchy The Regional Administrators of Eritrea are appointed centrally by the President of Eritrea. The regions of Eritrea are divided into districts as follows Source Awate Lower Regional Assemblies of Eritrea are in each of Eritrea's six zones Human rights in Eritrea are viewed as poor Eritrea is a One-party state in which national legislative elections have been repeatedly postponed the judiciary is weak Eritrea is a member in good standing of the African Union (AU the successor of the Organization of African Unity (OAU and is an observing member of the Arab League The Algiers Agreement was an agreement between the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia signed on December 12, 2000, at Algiers In 1998 net official foreign aid to Eritrea was US$1358 million in 2002 it reached US$217 The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea ( UNMEE) was established in July 2000 to monitor a Ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 Eritrea is a comparatively young country with tense relations some of its neighbours especially Ethiopia. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in These provinces were similar to the nine provinces operating during the colonial period. In 1996 these were consolidated into six Regions (Zobas). The boundaries of these new regions are based on catchment basins.
Critics of this policy contend that the Government of Eritrea was erasing the historical fabric of Eritrea while proponents believe that these new Regional boundaries would ease historical land disputes. [1] Furthermore proponents of this policy argue that basing boundaries on an important natural resource would ease the planning of its use.
Governance
Each region has a locally elected regional assembly while the local administrator is appointed by the President of Eritrea. List of Heads of State of Eritrea (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations See also During Cabinet meetings the President also meets with the Regional Administrators who report on the activities of their regions. The Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers, are headed by the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki, and run the day to day operations of the Government of Eritrea
The Regional Assemblies are charged with developing a budget for local programs and hearing the concerns of the local populations. Local programs included cultural events, infrastructure such as feeder roads, and to promote afforestation.
Regions
| Map number | Province | Postal abbreviation/ ISO code |
Other abbreviations | Capital |
| 4 | Anseba | ER-AN | ZA | Keren |
| ዞባ ዓንሰባ | ||||
| منطقة عنسبا | ||||
| 1 | Central | ER-MA | ZM | Asmara |
| ዞባ ማእከል | ||||
| المنطقة المركزية | ||||
| 3 | Gash-Barka | ER-GB | ZGB | Barentu |
| ዞባ ጋሽ ባርካ | ||||
| منطقة القاش وبركا | ||||
| 5 | Northern Red Sea | ER-SK | ZNRS, ZSKB | Massawa |
| ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ | ||||
| منطقة البحر الأحمر الشمال | ||||
| 2 | Southern | ER-DU | ZD | Mendefera |
| ዞባ ደቡብ | ||||
| المنطقة الجنوبية | ||||
| 6 | Southern Red Sea | ER-DK | ZSRS, ZDKB | Asseb |
| ዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ | ||||
| منطقة البحر الأحمر الجنوب |
References
- ^ "Eritrea to have 6 administrative regions", Eritrea Profile, 1995-05-20. ISO 3166-2ER is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Eritrea. Anseba (ኣንሰባ is an inland region of Eritrea, in the west of the country Keren (formerly Cheren) is the second largest city in Eritrea, lying north west of Asmara. Maekel, or Maakel, or the Central region is one of the six regions of Eritrea. Asmara (English ( Ge'ez: ኣስመራ Asmera, formerly known as Asmera, or in أسمرا Asmaraa Gash-Barka (ጋሽ-ባርካ is one of the six regions of Eritrea. Barentu (ባረንቱ is a town in south-western Eritrea, lying south of Agordat. The Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the country's six regions. Massawa, formerly known as Mitsiwa ( Ge'ez ምጽዋ miṣṣiwa, Arabic مصوع maṣṣawaʿ Debub is a region of Eritrea, also known as the Southern region. Mendefera (መንደፈራ or (formerly Adi Ugri) is a town in Eritrea. The Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the six main Regions of Eritrea. Assab (or Aseb, anciently Avalites) is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea on the west coast of the Red Sea. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held (English)
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