TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ___________________________________________________ 2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ___________________________________________________ 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS _____________________________________________________ 3

ABSTRACT________________________________________________________________ 4

ABBREVIATION___________________________________________________________ 5

1. Introduction______________________________________________________ 8

1.1 Background ________________________________________________________________ 8

1.2 Objectives of the study ______________________________________________________ 10

1.3 Methodology ______________________________________________________________ 11

1.4 Definitions ________________________________________________________________ 13

1.5 Organisation ______________________________________________________________ 14

2. The Sub-Saharan Africa DRP Experience_____________________________ 15

2.1 DRP processes of ex-combatants into civilian life _________________________________ 16

2.2 Risks and potentials_________________________________________________________ 17

2.3 The Post-Conflict Challenge of Reintegration ____________________________________ 18

3. Post-Conflict Eritrea ______________________________________________ 20

3.1 Political overview __________________________________________________________ 20

3.2 Socio-economic situation ____________________________________________________ 20

4. The process of demobilisation _______________________________________ 22

4.1 National Strategy and Conceptional Framework___________________________________ 24

4.2 Mandate and set-up of Mitias _________________________________________________ 25

4.3 Implementation ____________________________________________________________ 26

5. Challenges of the Integration Process ________________________________ 28

5.1 Analysis of the research findings_______________________________________________ 28

5.2 Interpretation of the findings __________________________________________________ 36

6. Conclusion and Recommendations___________________________________ 48

6.1 Conclusion________________________________________________________________ 48

6.2 Recommendations __________________________________________________________ 48

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