Current Issues
Since liberation, and the selection of Sebhat Ephrem as Minister of Defence, the Eritrean army has experienced a major transformation. During this period the EPLA saw many cuts into its force in an effort to professionalize the force.
During, and since, the Eritrean-Ethiopian War the army has exploded in size from its peacetime size of between 20,000-50,000 to 250,000.
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