Asmara, testimony of Modernist architecture in Eritrea Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, as it constitutes “an exceptional testimony of early 20th century modernist architecture and its application in an African context.” How have these architectural samples ended up in this small corner of the Horn of […]

The Rashaida, the most conservative tribe in the Horn of Africa Some 80,000 Rashaida or Bani Rashids live along the desert coast of Eritrea. They are dedicated to the grazing and commercialization of dromedaries, as well as to the general trade with Arab countries. The Rashaida arrived on the coasts of Eritrea and Sudan a […]