European study finds Eritreans are gaining more wealth
Modern houses in Asmara, EritreaEritrea's wealth per capita has increased by 18.5% from the period of 2000 to mid-2012, according to The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook, a Switzerland-based...
View ArticleEritrea: Things are looking up for Eritreans
Things are looking up for Eritreans. Photo: Fireworks show celebrating the 22nd Independence Day anniversary in Asmara - May 24, 2013 Amid a vicious demonization campaign in the media, Eritrea...
View ArticleThe alarming popularity of shisha among Eritrean youth
Eritrean house party in California - Photo credit: Tesfe BiscottiShisha, which is also known by a number of different names, including waterpipe, hookah, argileh, narghile, and goza, is an instrument...
View ArticleVideos of talented Eritrean children
Reaching out for Eritrea 3-year-old Hermella naming all the capitals of African countries.2-year-old Libena (our heart) singing the Eritrean National Anthem from London3-year-old Fiyori (flower)...
View ArticleLatest Development Projects in Eritrea
The following are some of the latest development projects taking place in Eritrea.New solar light poles placed near airport streets in Asmara. With an ambitious goal of replacing Asmara's street lights...
View ArticleDahlak's Master Plan Expected to cost US$115 million
Second phase of construction on Dahlak Kebir in progress. Photo: eco-resorts in construction on Dahlak Kebir The Master Plan for Dahlak Kebir, the largest island on the Dahlak Archipelago, is expected...
View ArticleEritrean opposition groups turn to violence to stay visible
Several Eritrean community centers, restaurants, embassies and citizens have been attacked by a violent Ethiopian-backed criminal organization calling itself EYSC. Photo: Eritrean Cultural Civic...
View ArticleBeni-Amer Boy: Eritrea's Most Iconic Image
Beni-Amer Boy: the most iconic Eritrean image - Photo credit: James P. Blair/National Geographic, 1965Growing up as kid, it seemed like every Eritrean household in the diaspora had this boy's image on...
View ArticleReuter's Aaron Maasho lies about Eritrea's Zereseney Tadese
Aaron Maasho, an Ethiopian reporter for Reuters, wrote a false report about Zersenay TadeseThis unverified tweet below, which was made by a person masquerading Zeresenay Tadese, is all it took for a...
View ArticleMartin Plaut: allergic to truth about Eritrea
Hirgigo Power Plant is receiving a multi-million dollar extension project that will be completed soon. Minor glitches at the plant caused Martin Plaut to lie and say power is out in Asmara for the last...
View ArticlePictorial report: Eritrean Festival in the UK
By Yared Tesfay,The Colorful Eritrean Festival in the UK which began on 13th July 2013 ended successfully on 14th July 2013.Reminiscent of the Pre-Independence “Bologna Festivals”, the campgrounds made...
View ArticleThe ancestors of the Tigrinya people
Eritrean woman wearing traditional Tigrinya gold head jewelry and dress - Photo Credit: Helena YohannesThe Tigrinya people, who are also known as the Kebessa people, are the largest ethnic group in...
View ArticleThe opposition's bizarre infatuation with Abraham Isaias
Abraham Isaias attending the funeral of the late Woldemichael Gebremariam. The red arrow is pointing towards Abraham. Click on image to see larger quality.The opposition's bizarre infatuation with...
View ArticleRecap of the 2013 Eritrean Festival in Washington D.C.
Yohannes "Wedi" Tikabo performing on stage - Photo Credit: Samson NegassiWritten by Samson Negassi,Historic WeekendIt was Friday evening and the venue was Sheraton hotel, Arlington. We already bought...
View ArticleEritrea to build 1,680 modern homes and shops in Asmara
Render of some of the apartment buildings to be constructed this year in AsmaraThe Housing and Commerce Bank of Eritrea says it will start construction of 1,048 modern apartments, 376 residential...
View ArticleEritrea: 30 years of solitude (Documentary)
Eritrean patriot Woldeab Woldemariam with his wife of 52 years in Asmara. Woldeab, who is affectionately known as "the father of Eritrea", was a staunch supporter of Eritrean independence. Because of...
View ArticleAreas the Eritrean government should improve upon
Increasing Eritrea's mobile-phone subscription by as little as 10% will grow GDP per capita by 1.4% -Photo: Aster HabteAlthough most media outlets downplay Eritrea's achievements in favor of negative...
View ArticleAre Eritreans of mixed origins?
Because of Eritrean peoples' phenotype and language, many colonial period historians claimed they were of mixed African and Yemeni (Sabaean) in origin. This outdated myth still shaping perceptions,...
View ArticleChristian the Lion's Eritrean ancestry
Eritrean lion north of Barentu - 1935In 1969, two Australian friends, John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke, visited Harrod's pet department store in London, England, and immediately became captivated...
View ArticleEritrea condemns al-Shabab attack in Nairobi mall
Eritrea condemned the terrorist attack that left at least 68 people dead at an upscale Nairobi shopping mall on Saturday, vowing to show solidarity with the Kenyan people and its government.In a letter...
View Article