African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Eritrea’s national security predicaments: Post-colonial African syndrome

Meressa Tsehaye Gebrewahd
  • Meressa Tsehaye Gebrewahd
  • Department of Political Science and Strategic Studies, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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