Nationalism and identity in Ethiopia and Eritrea: building multiethnic states

These seven essays, presented by Bekoe (Africa specialist, Research and Studies Department, US Institute of Peace), explore different facets of governance issues in the African countries of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. After an overview of the major governance issues in the region, the essays examine such topics as reducing the demand for small arms, refugee and internally displaced peoples, nationalism and identity in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and US policy in the Horn of Africa. The concluding essay sums up policy lessons drawn from the preceding material.