A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERITREA

Thu, 10 Apr '25
Country whose name comes from the Latin phrase for "Red Sea"
Mon, 24 Mar '25
Country between Djibouti and Sudan on the coast of the Red Sea
Sun, 7 Jul '24
Its capital is Asmara
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Nation on the Red Sea
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Country where the oldest human skull (circa 1,000,000 B.C.) was found in 1997