WORLD IN BRIEF : ERITREA : Vote on Secession From Ethiopia Held
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Nearly two years after the defeat of Ethiopian troops ended a long war of secession, the people of Eritrea began voting on a formal break with the government in Addis Ababa. Officials and foreign diplomats predicted at least 90% of the 1.1 million registered voters would vote for independence in the three-day referendum. Eritrea, which was Ethiopia’s northern, Red Sea coastal region, has enjoyed de facto independence since 1991, when rebels marched into Asmara after a siege of more than a year.
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