Massawa

Two islands and the mainland together form Massawa. They are connected by two causeways. Apart from the salt ponds there is not much of interest in the mainland part of Massawa although this is where the majority of the population live. The first of the two islands is called Taulud with the war memorial, the St. Mariam's Cathedral, the old railway station, the Dahlak hotel......
Towns and Regions
Massawa

Eri Tv

Eri-TV1 is broadcast internationally via satellite along with its sister radio station, Dimtsi Hafash. Broadcasts on Eri-TV1 are typically either news, music videos, or dramas. Both domestic and international films also play on the channel. Eri-TV1 is broadcast mostly in Tigrinya, Arabic, English and Tigre, as well as having a few programs in Amharic, Somali and Afa......
Information and Media
ERI TV

Arbate Asmera

Arbaete Asmara, or Four Asmara was the earliest reference of the now capital city of Eritrea called Asmara. Aside it's historical importance and being once a "Picolo-Roma" of Eritrea, its origins actually reach hundreds if not a thousand years before that. Asmara stands alone as the only capital, other than Cairo, that is founded on the ruins of culture that gave birth to......
Towns and Regions
Arbaete Asmera, Asmara History

Sador Fessehaye

Sador Fessegaye or known by his career name as Sandman Nugus was an Eritrean / American rapper born January 12, 1986 in Bulgaria, who lived most of his adult and professional life in Los Angeles, US since the age of 7. [ Childhood ] Although Sandman Negus was from Eritrea, the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea forced his family to migrate to different countries in Africa.......
Artists and Public Figures
Who is Sandman Nugus, Sador Fissihayer, Eritrean rappers

The Eritrean Railway

Eritrea's railway is a remarkable story of achievement and ingenuity. Although it's widely believed Eritrean railways began with the Italians arriving, a closer examination shows it was the British who first constructed railways inside Eritrea. In 1867, the British built Eritrea's first rail-lines for the purpose of a rapid military expedition to dislodge Tewodros who had taken......
Economy and Resources
Eritrean Railway System, Eritrean Railway, Eritrean Trains, Trains in Eritrea

Italians Occupation of Eritrea

Italian occupation of Massawa and formation of the colony Later, as the Egyptians retreated out of Sudan during the Mahdist rebellion, the British brokered an agreement whereby the Egyptians could retreat through Ethiopia, and in exchange they would allow the Emperor to occupy those lowland districts that he had disputed with the Turks and Egyptians. Catholic Cathedra......
History and Events
Italian Occupation of Eritrea, Eritrea colony of Italy, Italy in Eritrea

What is AMCHE

AMECHE (ኣምቸ) is a name givem to Eritreans or Ethiopians of Eritrean origin who were deported from Ethiopia during the 1998-2000 Ethio-Eritrea border conflict. Name is derivative of old truks tucks which are said at the time, to have been imported to Ethiopia from Asian countries, and assembled in Addis Ababa, this correlates with the even whereby thousands of Eritreans w......
General Category
Amche, What does Amche mean, AMCHE, Ethiopian Eritreans, Deported Eritreans

Eritrean Government Political structure

President Isaias Afwerki and his cabinet of 16 ministers, regional governors and other officials form the 24-member State Council, the executive branch of the Eritrean government, chaired by the president. An unicameral 150-member National Assembly which comprises 75 Central Committee members of the ruling PFDJ, together with 75 others (representatives elected by the......
Government and Politics
Eritrean Politics, Eritrean Politcal Structure, Eritrean Government