On 1 September 1961, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), under the leadership of Hamid Idris Awate, waged an armed struggle for independence. In 1962, Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved …

Nov 24, 2025 · Eritrea, country of the Horn of Africa, located on the Red Sea. Eritrea’s coastal location has long been important in its history and culture—a fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized …

Foreign travelers who wish to visit any area outside of Asmara must apply at least ten days in advance for a travel permit from the Eritrean government. U.S. citizens are urged to avoid sailing off the coast …

Nov 23, 2025 · The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.

2 days ago · The early post-liberation years still carried a sense of possibility, and Eritrean society anticipated a phase of genuine state-building. Over time, however, there was a steady removal of …

The related Eritrean languages, Tigrinya, and Tigre, the last of which is the language of no single ethnic group, are often confused. Perhaps 200,000 people largely in semi-pastoral groups, in the lower …

Nov 25, 2025 · After more than 20 years in the U.S., an Eritrean mother and nurse tried to self-deport to Canada. She found herself in a Texas detention center instead.

Eritrean music can be categorized into three general genres: traditional, revolutionary, and modern. Each genre has played a pivotal role in shaping and mobilizing the society.

When Italy colonized a strip of land along the Red Sea in 1890, they gave it the name Eritrea. Since the creation of Eritrea was so closely linked to Ethiopia, Eritrea's identity developed in struggles against …

Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country, with nine recognized ethnic groups in its population of around six million. Eritrea is a unitary one-party presidential republic in which national legislative and …