Giovanni Mazzola, elegant man, between Eritrea and Italy Last night the heart of Giovanni Mazzola stopped beating. A strong heart, which made him live a good life, until the very end. Born in 1940 in Asmara from an Italian father and an Eritrean mother, Giovanni thoroughly loved both countries.  He […]

Aid to Somali fundamentalism, dispute with Djibouti, violation of embargo, hidden mining revenue, is this why sanctions remain? The Eritrean response to the United Nations Security Council. In 2009 the United Nations Security Council sanctioned Eritrea with accusations of supporting the Somali fundamentalist armed groups of Al-Shabab and of failing […]

Surprising Asmara 75 years after the end of Italian colonization, and 20 years from independence from Ethiopia, the Eritrean capital still has the places and atmospheres of a“little Rome”. In a Country still full of contradictions. By Sandro Orlando Photos by Clara Vannucci (D La Repubblica) On Sunday morning the […]