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Biniam Girmay sprints to victory in Valencia on NSN debut

https://nsncyclingteam.com/biniam-girma ... nsn-debut/

4 February 2026

First race, first win. Biniam Girmay didn’t need to wait long before he tasted success in 2026, sprinting to an emphatic victory on the opening stage of Volta Comunitat Valenciana in his first race in NSN Cycling Team colors.

It was so close that Biniam wasn’t sure of the win after the finish line, but he managed to edge out Arne Marit (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) in an almost-photo finish.

After more than a year without a victory, today’s win is particularly sweet for the 25-year-old Eritrean.

It took me more than a year to get a victory,

explains Biniam.

Last year I was second many times, and that was not enough. I’m super happy, I’m motivated, and I’m happy to be back and to get the confidence back. I have the yellow jersey and, if I remember correctly, this is the second yellow jersey I will wear in my career.

Biniam Girmay, Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2026 stage 1
Knowing today’s stage was the most likely of the five days to end in a bunch sprint meant it was Biniam’s primary objective coming into the race, but a strong move on the Puerto Los Madriños by the General Classification contenders meant the team had to work hard to close the gap.

To be honest, we didn’t expect to have that kind of move on the climb,

said Biniam.

Movistar surprised us, but I was in a good position. We managed to have somebody [Riley Sheehan] in the front to keep an eye on what was going on.

Biniam may only be two months into his time at NSN Cycling Team, but the bond he has with his teammates is evident.

This win is thanks to my teammates, that’s why I came to this team,

added Biniam.

We have a strong group, everybody is super motivated. They did a perfect job to the last kilometer – this victory is for them, and I hope to continue like this.

It wasn’t only Biniam who made his NSN debut today, but also Sports Director Dimitri Claeys, who is calling the shots in Valencia in his first race with the team.

Starting the season with a first race and a first win takes some weight off the shoulders,

explained Claeys.

You can enjoy it, but we all know it’s a process. We have long-term ambitions, but everyone wants to win – that’s normal – so we are really happy.

For Bini especially, after so many second places last season, this is a big relief. Winning his first race of the year gives him and the whole team a lot of motivation. The guys deserve it; they worked incredibly hard in the lead-up to this race, and this result is a reward for that. It’s the perfect way to start the season.

Biniam will wear the yellow jersey in Thursday’s 17.5-kilometer individual time trial between Carlet and Alginet as reward for this memorable victory.



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Q & A
“An Island of peace with Abundant Treasure”: An Interview with Italian Researcher Ms. Francesca Custodi

Kidane Shimendi

https://shabait.com/2026/02/04/a-peace- ... a-custodi/

Feb 4, 2026



Eritrea’s rich historical and cultural heritage continues to attract tourists and academic researchers from around the world, captivated by its diverse national culture, breathtaking landscapes, and profound history. Among them is Ms. Francesca Custodi, an Italian academic researcher currently in Eritrea studying Eritrean forms of resistance to Italian colonization. Eritrea Profile invited her to reflect on her research and her experiences in the country.

Ms. Francesca, could you begin by introducing yourself?

My name is Francesca Custodi, and I am from Domodossola, a small town in northern Italy. I am a Ph.D. candidate in Contemporary History at the University of Pisa. My current research focuses on the various forms of Eritrean colonial opposition during the early period of Italian colonization. I am pleased to say that everything is progressing very well so far.



What are your reflections on Eritrea and its people?

Since July 2024, I have made three memorable visits. Before arriving, my knowledge was largely limited to the early period of Italian colonial history. However, from the moment I set foot here, I was constantly surprised. I am captivated by the diverse culture, the flavorful modern and traditional dishes, the beautiful landscapes, and the historic architecture.

Yet, above all these beauties, the people’s hospitality is this country’s most precious asset. Everyone I meet is welcoming, kind, open-minded, and resilient. Whenever I walk through the streets, I learn more about the nation’s traditions. This vibrant culture is what attracted me most and motivates me to conduct my research with joy. I have attended marriage ceremonies and community festivals called Ngdet, where I sensed a profound level of love, unity, and respect. It truly feels like a “home away from home.”

As you spend most of your time in Asmara, how would you explain its beauty?

Asmara is like a living museum. From the history behind its name to its streets and architectural landmarks, the city reflects the valuable norms that constitute Eritrea’s national identity. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Asmara is simply magnificent—a place where history and nature exist in harmony.

How would you define history and its significance for a nation?

History is like a double-edged sword, that determines a people’s progress or decline. It aids us in comprehending our current situation and directing our future course. It allows a people to understand and take pride in their identity, develop a clear vision, and avoid repeating past mistakes. Ultimately, history safeguards a nation’s collective identity and destiny. Therefore, a careful record of history is significant for any nation to achieve progress; otherwise, the consequences could be disastrous.

Let’s talk about your research. What is the theme of your thesis?

My Ph.D. research examines the diverse nature of Eritrean resistance against Italian colonialism from 1890—the establishment of the colony— until 1907, the end of Ferdinando Martini’s governorship. I am working to uncover “hidden” expressions of dissent, such as speeches, letters, and specific policy oppositions, alongside the well-known resistance led by figures like Dejazmach Bahta Hagos, and others.



What motivated you to study this specific topic?

Many Italians are not very knowledgeable about Italian colonialism in Africa, including in Eritrea. There is a significant research gap on this topic in our academic circles. Filling this gap is vital for both Italian and African historiography.

Last year, you presented an abstract at the International Conference on Eritrean Studies. What is the significance of such conferences?

Organizing such conferences has many impacts: it awakens research interest among citizens, attracts global scholars, enriches national knowledge, and expands the audience for Eritrean history. For me, it was an amazing experience. Presenting my work alongside both Eritrean and foreign scholars, allowed me to receive constructive feedback and questions that have been incredibly helpful to my research.

What message would you like to deliver to foreign tourists or researchers who wish to visit Eritrea?

I can witness to the fact that Eritrea is a country with a rich history and culture, worth exploring. The enchanting landscapes, conducive climate, and magnificent coastline with its beautiful islands will captivate any visitor. Most importantly, you will feel at home due to the kindness of the people. It is a “peace island” with abundant treasures waiting to be discovered.

Do you have any final messages?

I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Eritrean people for their hospitality. I also want to thank Azieb Tewolde and the Research and Documentation Center (RDC) for their invaluable support, as well as my research advisor, Professor Massimo Zaccaria, a specialist in African history at the University of Pavia.

Ms. Francesca, thank you for your time, and we wish you great success in your research.

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ቀይሕ ባሕሪ

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4 Feb 2026

ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ሓደ ካብቶም ኣርባዕተ ብሕብሪ ዝጽውዑ ባሕርታት ዓለምና ማለት ብጫ ባሕሪ፣ ጸሊም ባሕሪ ከምኡ’ውን፡ ጻዕዳ ባሕሪ እዩ። መበቆል ስሙ ካብቶም ኣብ ግዜ ክረምቲ ብብዝሒ ዝርኣዩ ትራይኮደዝሚም ኢሪትሪን ዝተባህሉ መርዛማት ህይወታውያን ብዝህብዎ ቀይሕ ሕብሪ እዩ። መበቆል ስም ሃገረ ኤርትራ ካብዚ ባሕሪ ዝምንጩ ስለ ዝዀነ፡ ብፍላይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ቅዱስ ባሕሪ ኤርትራ ዝብል ስም እዩ ዝፍለጥ።

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ቀይሕ ባሕሪ በተን ብስፍሓተን ኣብ ቀዳማይን ካልኣይን ደረጃ ዝዀና ክፍልታት ዓለምና ኤስያን ኣፍሪቃን ዝርከባ ሸውዓተ ሃገራት ማለት የመን፡ ስዑዲ ዓረብ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ እስራኤል ብምብራቕ፥ ግብጺ፡ ሱዳንን ኤርትራን ከኣ ብምዕራብ፡ ተኸቢቡ ዝርከብ ባሕሪ እዩ።

እዚ ባሕሪ’ዚ ካብቶም ኣብ ትሮፒካዊ ዝርከቡ ባሕርታት ኣብ ዝለዓለ ማእገር ኣብ መንጎ 12°ን 27°ን ሰሜን 34°ን 43°ን ምብራቕ ይርከብ። እዚ ባሕሪ’ዚ ካብ ደቡብ ንሰሜናዊ ምዕራብ ቅርጺ ናይ ሴፍ ሒዙ ንኣስታት 2,250 ኪ.ሜ ይዝርጋሕ። ዝገፍሐ ክፋል ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ካብ ባጽዕ ናብ ጅዛን ስዑዲ ዓረብ ኣስታት 355 ኪ.ሜ ኰይኑ፡ ዝጸበበ ክፋሉ ኣብ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ማለት መጻብቦ ባብ ኤል-መንደብ 26-29 ኪ.ሜ ካብ ደቡባዊ ጫፍ ኤርትራ ናብ የመን እዩ።

ዝዓመቘ ክፋል ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣብ ማእከል ዝርከብ ኰይኑ ኣስታት 2,211 ሜትሮ ኣቢሉ ይበጽሕ። ኣብ መሬት ክነጻጸር ከሎ ፍልልይ ብራኸ ጋሕተላይን ኣስመራን ማለት’ዩ። ማእከላይ ዕምቈቱ 490 ሜትሮ ክኸውን ከሎ፡ ጠቕላላ ስፍሓት ቀይሕ ባሕሪ 438,000 ትርብዒት ኪ.ሜ፣ መጠን ትሕዝቶ ማዩ ከኣ 215,000 - 251,000 ኪ.ሜ. ኩቢ እዩ። ካብ ጠቕላላ ማያዊ ክፋል ቀይሕ ባሕሪ 40% ዕምቆቱ ትሕቲ 100 ሜትሮ፣ 25% ትሕቲ 50 ሜትሮ 15% ልዕሊ 1000 ሜትሮ ክኸውን ከሎ ክሳብ 2,500 ሜትሮ ዕምቈት ዘለዎም ስንጭሮታት ዝሓቘፈ ባሕሪ እዩ።

ስነ-ምድራዊ መጽናዕቲ ከም ዘረጋግጾ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣብ ግዜ ኢዮሲን፣ ቅድሚ 56 ሚልዮን ዓመት ዝጀመረ ምፍላይ ዓረባዊ ቀጸላ ካብ ናይ ኣፍሪቃ ቀጸላ ዝተፈጥረ እዩ። ኣብቲ ግዜ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ምስ ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስን ማእከላይ ባሕርን ልጉብ እዩ ነይሩ። ኣብ ዘመነ በረድ ብዘጋጠመ ሃንደበታዊ ዛሕሊ፡ ዝበዝሐ ክፋል ማይ ውቅያኖሳትን ባሕርታትን ኣብ ዋልታታት ከም ኩምራ በረድ ብምእካቡ፡ ጽፍሒ ባሕሪ ካብ’ዚ ዘለዎ 120 ሜትሮ ትሕቲ ጽፍሒ ባሕሪ ብምትሓቱ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ካብ ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስ ክፍለ ክኢሉ።

ብተወሳኺ፡ ቀጻሊ ዝዀነ ነትጒ እሳተ- ጎመራ ኣብ መጻብቦ ባብ ኤል-መንደብ የጋጥም ብምንባሩ፡ በቲ ሓያል ሙቐት ኣብቲ ከባቢ ዝነበረ ማይ ሃፊፉ ኣዝዩ ጨዋም ኰይኑ። ድሕሪ ምዝዛም ናይ በረድ ዘመን እቲ ኣብ ዋልታታት ተኣኪቡ ዝነበረ በረድ ብዘገምታዊ ክመክኽ ብምጅማሩ ጽፍሒ ባሕርታት ዓለምና ክብርኽ ክኢሉ። ከም ሳዕቤኑ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ቅድሚ ኣስታት 300,000 ዓመት ምስ ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስ ብመጻብቦ ባብ ኤል-መንደብ ዳግማይ ክራኸብ ክኢሉ።

ኣብ ዘመነ ሚዮሲን ቅድሚ 25 ሚልዮን ዓመት ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ምስ ማእከላይ ባሕሪ ዝተራኸበ እኳ እንተ ነበረ፡ በቲ ኣብ ዘበን ፕልዮሲን፡ ቅድሚ 5 ሚልዮን ዓመት ኣብ ከባቢ ኢስቲሞስ ናይ መትረብ ስወጽ፡ ፈለግ ኒል ጸይርዎ ዝመጸ ድበት ይመልእ ስለ ዝነበረ፡ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ምስ ማእከላይ ባሕሪ ዝነበሮ ርክብ ክሳብ 1869 ብፈረንሳዊ ኩባንያ ዝኩዓት ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ዕጹው’ዩ ነይሩ።

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ጥንታውያን ግብጻውያን ንግዳዊ ንጥፈታቶም ንምስፍሕፋሕ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ሰንጢቖም ምስ ምድረ ፑንት ዝነበሩ ኣህዛብ ኣብ ኣስታት 2,500 ቅድሚ ልደተ ክርስቶስ ንመጀመርያ ከም ዝዳህሰስዎ ታሪኽ የዘንቱ። ድሕሪ ሓደ ሽሕ ዓመት ንግስቲ ሃትሽፓሱት ናይ ግብጺ ዝተመርሐ ወፍሪ ናብ ቀይሕ ባሕርን ገማግሙን ዳግማይ ዳህሳስ ተኻይዱ።

ሙሴ ንደቂ እስራኤል ካብ ባርነት ግብጻውያን ንምውጻእ ባሕሪ ኤርትራ ሰንጢቑ ከም ዘምለጠ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ቅዱስ ተጠቒሱ ኣሎ። ኣብ 6ይ ዘመን ቅድሚ ልደተ ክርስቶስ ዳርዩስ ኤክሶዶስ ዝተባህለ ወተሃደራዊ መራሒ ግዝኣት ፐርሽያ ናይ ሕጂ ኢራን ናብ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ወተሃደራዊ ዳህሳስ ባሕሪ ከመይ ገይሩ ከም ዝጥቀመሉ ተልእኾ ሰዲዱ። ብተወሳኺ እስክንድር ዓቢ (Alexan­der the Great) ግዝኣቱ ናብ ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስ ንምስፍሕፋሕ ንቐይሕ ባሕሪ ከም ቀንዲ መስመሩ ገይሩ ይጥቀመሉ ነይሩ።

ኣብ ካልኣይ ዘመን ቅድሚ ልደተ ክርስቶስ ኣጋታሪቺደስ ዝተባህለ ግሪኻዊ ብዛዕባ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ንመጀመርያ ብሳይንሳዊ መንገዲ ሓበሬታታት ክእክብ ጀሚሩ። ኣብታ ደራሲኣ ዘይተፈልጠ መጽሓፍ፡

ፐሪፕለስ ኦፍ ዘ ኤርትርያን ሲ፡

ኣብ ቀዳማይ ዘመን ድሕሪ ልደተ ክርስቶስ ብዛዕባ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ዕሙቕ ዝበለ ሓበሬታታት ናይ ማርሳታትን ወደባትን ከምኡ’ውን፡ ናይ ባሕሪ መንገዲ ብጽፉፍ ተገሊጹ ኣሎ። ሂፓሉስ መንገዲ ህንዲ ብቐጥታ ከመይ ከም ዝረኸቦ’ውን ኣብዚ መጽሓፍ ተጠቒሱ’ሎ።

ሮማውያን ምስ ህንዲን ቻይናን ንግዳዊ ንጥፈታት ንምክያድ ንቀይሕ ባሕሪ ከም ቀንዲ መስመሮም ይጥቀምሉ ነይሮም። እዚ መስመር ኣብ 3ይ ዘመን ድሕሪ ልደተ ክርስቶስ ምስ ትንሳኤ ንግስነት ኣኽሱም ክቕጽል ኣይከኣለን።

ፈረንሳውያን፡ እንግሊዛውያን ከምኡ’ውን፡ ኢጣልያውያን ኣገዳስነት ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ዝያዳ ጎሊሑ ስለ ዝተራእዮም፡ ንመትረብ ስወጽ ኣብ 1869 ብፈረንሳዊ ኩባንያ ኰዓትዎ። ካብ’ቲ ግዜ ኣትሒዙ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ሓደ ካብቶም ኣዝዮም ኣገደስቲ መስመራት ንግዲ መራኽብ ኣብ መንጎ ምዕራብን ርሑቕ ምብራቕን ኰይኑ የገልግሎ ኣሎ።



ክሊማን ስነ ባሕርን

ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣብ መንጎ ኣዝዩ ድሩቕ ምድረ-በዳን ሓውሲ ምድረ-በዳን ክፍላተ ዓለማት፣ ኣፍሪቃን እስያን ይርከብ። እዚ ይዅን እምበር፡ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣዝዩ መሳጢ ዝዀነ ብስነ-ህይወታዊ ብዙሕነት ዘጌጸ ኣጻድፍ ዕምባባታታ ባሕሪ፡ ሳዕሪ ባሕሪ፡ ዝተፈላለያ ኣዕዋፍ ባሕሪ፡ ጎብየ ባሕሪ፡ ላም ባሕሪ፡ ዓሳ ኣንበሪ ይርከብዎ።

ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ምስ ባሕሪ ዓረብን ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስን ብወሽመጥ ዓደን ኣቢሉ ናይ ውሽጣዊ ማያት ይለዋወጥ። እምበርከስ እዚ ምልውዋጥ ውሽጣዊ ማያት ነቲ ኣብ ሰሜን ብሰንኪ ልዑል ሃፋ፡ ኣብ ደቡብ ከኣ ልዑል ሙቐት፡ ዘጋጥም ልዑል ጨዋምነት ኣብ ምምዕርራይ ዝለዓለ ተራ ኣለዎ።

ክሊማ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ውጽኢት ናይ ሰሜናዊን ደቡባውን ሞንሱን ዝበሃሉ ንፋሳት እዩ። ሞንሱን ንፋሳት ኣብ ንቑጽ መሬትን ማያዊ ኣካልን ዘሎ ናይ ሙቐት ፍልልይ ለውጢ ጸቕጢ ኣየር ይፍጠሩ። ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ክሳብ 26¢c-30¢c ዝበጽሕ ኣዝዩ ሓያል ሙቐት ኣብ ግዜ ክረምቲ ስለ ዘለዎ ክሳብ 4.1% ዝበጽሕ ልዑል ጨዋምነት ኣለዎ። ማይ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣዝዩ ጽሩይ ስለ ዝኾነ ክሳብ 200 ሜትሮ ዝበጽሕ ዕምቈት ብዘይ ገለ ጸግም ምርኣይ ይከኣል። ኣዝዩ ሓያል ንፋስን ከባብያዊ ማዕበልን ገለ ካብቶም መለለዪ ናይ’ዚ ባሕሪ እዮም።

ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣዝዩ ትሑት ዝዀነ መጠን ዝናብ ብዝዘንቦ ከባቢታት ዝተኸበበ እዩ። ዓመታዊ ዝናብ ናይቲ ከባቢ ካብ 60 ሚ.ሜ ዘይሓልፍ ሓጺር ግዜ ሃሪሙ ዘቋርጽ ብበርቅን ነጎዳን ከምኡ’ውን ካምሲን ዝተባህለ ሓያል ደሮና ዝተሰነየ እዩ። ትሑት መጠን ዝናብ፡ ዓመት ምሉእ ናብኡ ዝፈስሱ ኣፍላጋት ዘይምህላው፡ ምስ ልዑል ሙቐት ተደሚሩ ክሳብ 2050 ሚ.ሜ ዝበጽሕ ኣዝዩ ልዑል ዝዀነ መጠን ምህፋፍ ብምፍጣር ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ካብ ዓለማዊ ውቅያኖሳት ዝያዳ ጨዋም ክኸውን ካብ ዝድርኹ ረቓሒታት እዮም።

ምልኣተ ባሕሪ፡ ብልምዳዊ ኣዘራርባ "መገሻ ባሕሪ"፡ ካብ ሰሜን ናብ ደቡብ ካብ ምብራቕ ናብ ምዕራብ ይፈላለ። ንኣብነት ኣብ ሰሜናዊ 0.6 ሜትሮ ክኸውን ከሎ ኣብ ደቡብ፡ ከባቢ መጻብቦ ባብ ኤል-መንደብ 0.9 ሜትሮ ኣቢሉ ይበጽሕ። ኣብ ከባቢ ጅዳ ስዑዲ ዓረብ ከኣ ዳርጋ የለን ክበሃል ይከኣል። ኣብ ማያዊ ግዝኣት ኤርትራ ክርአ ከሎ፡ ኣስታት 0.5 ሜትሮ ይበጽሕ። ምልኣተ ባሕሪ ከከም ከባቢኡ ሓደ ግዜ ኣብ መዓልቲ ከም ወደብ ዓሰብ፡ ክልተ ግዜ ንመዓልቲ ወደብ ምጽዋዕን ከባቢኡን ከጋጥም ይኽእል።

ማዕበል

ኩሎም ኣብ ክሊ ማያት ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ዘጋጥሙ ማዕበላት ብንፋስ ዝፍጠሩ እዮም። ብማእከላይ ገምጋም ብራኸኦም ትሕቲ 50 ሰ.ሜ እዩ። ሰሜናዊ ምዕራብ ንፋሳት ወይ ልምዳዊ ኣጸዋውዓኦም ‘ሸማል’ ንኣርባዕተ ወርሓት ክረምቲ ካብ 15 ክሳብ 20 ሜትሮ ኣብ ካልኢት እናተሓንበቡ ናብ ደቡብ ይነፍሱ። ኣብ ግዜ ክረምቲ ብኣንጻሩ ናብ ሰሜን ይነፍሱ። ብዘይካ’ዚ፡ እቶም ካብ ደቡብ ናብ ሰሜን ዝነፍሱ ንፋሳት ብልምዳዊ ኣጸዋውዓ ‘ኣዜብ’ ተባሂሎም ይጽውዑ። ብሓፈሻ ክርአ ከሎ ፍጥነት ንፋሳት ኣብ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ካብ ደቡብ ናብ ሰሜን እናወሰኸ ይኸይድ። ማዕበል ማዕድናት ካብ ውሽጢ ባሕሪ ናብ ጽፍሒ ኣብ ምትሕንፋጽን ፍርያምነት ባሕሪ ብምውሳኽ ስነ ህይወታዊ ብዙሕነት ኣብ ምስሳንን ኣዝዩ ሓጋዚ ዝዀነ ባህርያዊ ተርእዮ እዩ።