ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea is not prepared to stop forcing its youth into lengthy stretches of work as soldiers and civil servants, a conscription policy that is driving waves of refugees to make the perilous trip across the Sahara desert and Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
European nations say that the poor Horn of Africa nation is moving only slowly and cautiously to stabilise the economy to stem the tide of migrants which is aggravating the refugee crisis that is gripping the European Union.
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