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Divided By War, United By New Life

20 February 2005

THEY once sat, hostile, at two ends of the table. On one side were the Ethiopian women. On the other were the Eritreans. After 32 years of war between their countries, there were many reasons dividing them. But yesterday the women came together to celebrate their cultures as part of the second Horn of Africa Live Night. Funded by Vic Health, the event invites Australians and all the Horn of African communities - Eritreans, Ethiopians, Somalians and Sudanese - to bond and celebrate their cultures... read full story