Zersenay Tadese is an Eritrean long-distance track and road running athelet, who crrently holds the men's half marathon world record. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics made him the first ever Eritrean Olympic medallist, and his 20 km title at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships also made him the country's first athlete to win at a worl...

[ Prehistory ] Eritrea is inhabited by mosaic of diverse communities. They have various origins which all have links with other communities in the region. Some are Christians; others Moslems and few pagans. Some are settled agriculturalist while others live as pastoral nomads. Today Eritrea has nine ethnic groups, Afar, Saho, Tigrinyia, Tigre, Bilen, Rasahida, Kunama, Nara and ...

Dekemhare sometimes also spelled as Decamare ( meaning, sons of Amhara) is a town in Eritrea, lying south east of Asmara. Developed by the Italians as an industrial center, it became a large scale industrial and transportation city, known for its vineyards but was largely destroyed in the Eritrean War of Independence. History The settlement of Dequ-Mehari, now perche...

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 Ca...

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 Brit...

After a multitude of fights, contracts and intrigue, at which England, Egypt, the Osmanic empire, Italy were involved and out of Ethiopia emperor Johannes 4 and the later emperor Menelik, Italy established at that 1. January 1890 the colonies Eritrea (country at the red sea, that Mare Erythraeum the antique) in the boundaries valid highly today, that is with the Mereb than a souther...

Ha-ma-de-e - (Hagerwawi-Mahber-Dekenstyo-Eritrea) or The National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) was a governmental organization established in 1979 as one of the on-going demands by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front during it's 30 years struggle for Independence. In its current form, the NUEW is an autonomous non-governmental organization dedicated to improve t...

Abraham Afewerki can be described as being Eritrea's widely recognized musical tour-de-force. In Abraham, one finds, an intelligent lyricist, a passionate singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a consummate live entertainer rolled into one. Held at high regard by his fellow Eritrean artists his work garners appreciation and admiration from his peers. His musical...