Memories and Identities from the Horn of Africa States: discussing Eritrea

Recently, Horn of African states have received a great deal of attention and an international debate is ongoing among scholars. Th is gives a new contribution to the dynamics of sub-Saharan Africa in a crucial political period like today. Developments in African politics allow us to refl ect on the origin and the nature of modern African states in the context of the decolonisation process and in the light of new political changes. New events during the last decades represent a turning point in contemporary African politics in many respects. Much has been said on the nature of African states, on the continuity of their political borders, and on the complex geography of the continent in terms of human borders. Moreover, a lot has been discussed recently in terms of the lack of stability, problematic evolution or clear degeneration of African institutions which demonstrates a very pessimistic view that is shared by many scholars on present Africa.