This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Eritrea contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Dan Connell is a visiting scholar at Boston University's African Studies Center and a retired senior lecturer in journalism and African politics at Simmons College, Boston. He has also consulted for numerous development agencies and human rights organizations and is the founder and former director of Grassroots International. He is currently working on a book on the experiences of Eritrean refugees.

Editor's Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
Acknowledgments
Reader's Note
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix 1: An open letter to all members of the PFDJ [27 May 2001]
Appendix 2: The Algiers Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia [12 December 2000]
Appendix 3: Joint declaration of peace and friendship between Eritrea and Ethiopia [9 July 2018]
Appendix 4: The Jeddah Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia [16 September 2018]
Bibliography
About the Authors