Answer the following questions about the Ethiopia and Eritrea conflict:

Question

1. Which country/countries are involved? Answer in one short sentence.
2. What is the conflict about and what has become of it, a civil war or just a dispute? Answer in one short sentence.
3. What were the causes? Answer in one short sentence.
4. What course did the conflict take, describe in brief? Answer in one short sentence.
5. What were/are the outcomes/results. Answer in one short sentence
6. Any outside force involved in this conflict? Answer in one sentence.

Answer 1

1. The countries involved are Ethiopia and Eritrea.
2. The conflict primarily revolves around territorial disputes and has resulted in both a civil war and an interstate conflict.
3. The causes include colonial-era border disputes and ethnic tensions.
4. The conflict escalated into a full-scale war from 1998 to 2000, leading to the eventual signing of a peace agreement but continued tensions afterward.
5. The outcomes include significant loss of life, territorial changes, and a peace agreement that has been fragile and often violated.
6. Yes, various outside forces, including the United Nations and neighboring countries, have attempted to mediate and provide peacekeeping support.