In Asmara alone, there were more than 2198 industrial factories in 1939, producing [deleted], cooking oil, pasta, construction materials, packing meat, tobacco, hide, electricity and other household commodities (exports of coffee boomed in the thirties as well), and most of the employees were Eritrean citizens, some even moved from the villages to work in the factories.
The establishment of industries made Eritreans highly skilled professional workers in different practices which made Eritreans be highly sought after employees by the successive Addis Ababa rulers to build them modern infrastructures in Ethiopia.
The involvement of Eritreans in the industries, trade and fruit plantation was expanded across the nation, while Eritreans owned some of the plantations.
Consequently, unlike today, the living standard of life in Eritrea in the 1930s, 40s and 50s was considered one of the best in Africa.
No need to write about current Eritrea's economic led by the business shy government in Asmara other than to compare the pictures provided.




