World Bank building, Asmara (all images, courtesy of the author) Asmara is itself a giant monument to colonial folly. When it comes to architecture, the Italians simply lost their heads. —Michela ...

"Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. It is an exceptional example of early modernist ...

Eritrea's capital Asmara is home to one of the world's best collections of futurist architecture. The is bidding to become the nation's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Once a sleepy corner of the ...

The newly listed Eritrean capital features outstanding examples of experimental building design from the early 20th century Standing as a startling collection of futuristic Italian architecture from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A capital city has become known as 'little Rome' or the 'Rome of Africa' due to its architecture and history. Asmara is the capital city of Eritrea, a small country in eastern Africa that borders ...

Asmara — An arts exhibition depicting the history and charm of Asmara's Art Deco has been staged in the Italian city of Torino. The exhibition organized Mr. Naigzi Gebremedhin, an Eritrean who is ...

But emigration, death and revolution have changed all of that. Now Mr Cohen is the last Jew native to Asmara still in the city. He looks after both the synagogue and the cemetery because there is ...