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June 28, 1994 | DAVID LAMB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
"Kefela," the American said as he left the U.S. library on Alula Street for the last time, "take care of the books." With that the man was gone, joining the exodus of Americans expelled by Ethiopia's Marxist government from the northern province of Eritrea nearly 20 years ago. No one would have dared imagine how seriously Kefela Kokobu would take those words.
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June 28, 1994 | DAVID LAMB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
"Kefela," the American said as he left the U.S. library on Alula Street for the last time, "take care of the books." With that the man was gone, joining the exodus of Americans expelled by Ethiopia's Marxist government from the northern province of Eritrea nearly 20 years ago. No one would have dared imagine how seriously Kefela Kokobu would take those words.
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June 14, 1998 | JOHN RUDE, John Rude, an educational consultant in Salem, Ore., was a Peace Corps volunteer in Eritrea before the country's independence. He monitored the Ethiopian elections in 1992 and has led tours to Eritrea
The causes and solutions of war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa have eluded diplomats and heads of state, ranging from Bill Clinton to Moammar Kadafi. Bombs were released over Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, and Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's northern region, a week ago; 2,000 foreigners have fled and hundreds of combatants from both countries are dying in battles reminiscent of World War II's El Alamein.
