Born in 1974 to an Ethiopian mother and an Eritrean father, Senait was abandoned by her parents as a baby and spent her early years in a state orphanage before being returned to her father. As the onset of the War of Liberation threatened the family, Senait's father made the shocking decision to 'give' Senait and two of her stepsisters to the guerrilla troops of the ELF (Eritrean Liberation Front). Senait endured years of hunger, sickness and countless beatings until 1983, when her uncle arranged an adventurous escape to Sudan. he girls lived in Khar-toum for four years, but were then summoned to Germany by their father where he was living as an asylum seeker. Adjusting to life in Germany was difficult - western society was alien and their father greeted his children with violence and abuse. 288pp, UK. PROFILE BOOKS.

A thorough study about the rising female elite women in Eritrea, encompassing the time of the armed struggle for liberation as well as its aftermath up to the tenth anniversary of Eritrean independence in 2001 and beyond. This multi disciplinary study combines a comprehensive analysis of Eritrean history, society and political development with extensive case study research. BNS, 306pp, THE NETHERLANDS. EJ BRILL.

Committed to promoting and supporting microcredit initiatives, Eritrea constitutes an excellent case for observing and analysing microcredit programmes on a large scale, carried out in a very geographically varied land, with a high number of participants and a diverse population, in a postwar situation. This book, based on extensive field research and interviews with both women participants in microcredit programmes and with experts from the same programs and from international agencies and NGOs, is an important new contribution to the study and practice of ameliorating conditions for Third World women. Index, bib, apps, 239pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

An examination of the framework of traditional social values, cultural patterns and customary practices affecting women's way of life and development in Eritrea. Index, bib, maps, xviii, 261pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1569021538