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The objective of FM OSMAN lead Eritrea‘s delegation meeting with President of Afreximbank Dr. ORAMAH in TICAD VI 2016 Nairobi and subsequent meeting held with President ISAIAS in Asmara, was to create a a successful tie-up of trade finance by key stakeholders #JBIC #Danakali
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Thanks Zmeselo!

Yes....the narrative/conversation among Eritreans should slowly change, although the precept of 'live and let live' is anathema to the hassadat niegbhour!

Keep it coming bro!

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26 Aug 2020, 21:05

Thanks Zmeselo!

Yes....the narrative/conversation among Eritreans should slowly change, although the precept of 'live and let live' is anathema to the hassadat niegbhour!

Keep it coming bro!

My pleasure, brother quindibu! And yes, will definitely do!



Museums for Equality; Diversity and Inclusion

Written by Natnael Tekle

http://shabait.com/about-eritrea/histor ... inclusion-

About Eritrea - History & Culture



The annual celebration of International Museums Day (IMD) 2020 was held with an aim to become a rallying point to both celebrate the diversity of perspectives that make up the communities and personnel of museums, and champion tools for identifying and overcoming bias in what they display and the stories they tell. As a result, this year the IMD was celebrated under the theme “Museums for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”.

Respecting the Covid-19 pandemic protocols, this year’s IMD, which is the 43rd session, was celebrated on the 18th of May, on digital platforms. Since its launch by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 1977, the IMD celebration has been carried out under various themes across the world.

The aim of museums is to create tangible experiences for people of different origins and backgrounds. They help strengthen the cultural bonds and integrity within communities. As the theme of this year shows,

museums are globally standing to fight for the equality of cultural heritage by respecting the rich diversity and incorporating those cultures that are totally ignored.

As agents of cultural institutions, museums display, educate and disseminate heritages in the context of political, social, and cultural realities of the modern society. An increase in public expectation for social change has facilitated conversation around museums’ potential for social good in the form of exhibitions, conferences, performances, education programs, and initiatives created. But there remains much to do to overcome conscious and subconscious power dynamics that can create disparities within museums, and between museums and their visitors. These disparities can relate to many topics, including ethnicity, gender, identity, socioeconomic background, education level, physical ability and religious beliefs.



In Eritrea, the IMD has been celebrated for several years and used as an occasion to cultivate a tradition of visiting museums. Each year, the celebration of the IMD is carried-out globally by launching community-based activities.

The Eritrean museums serve as cultural hubs by displaying cultural goods that belong to ancient history, ethnographic and natural collections and vestiges of materials that exhibit the 30- years war for independence. All these demonstrate the diversity of cultural heritages the country has. The diversity represented by the nine ethno-linguistic groups is a testimony of Eritrea’s rich heritage.

Eritrea’s cultural heritage is not yet fully represented or showcased at the museums, which are supposed to give information about the cultural identity and diversity of a certain community. Remnants of societies in the past, including tangible artifacts and material goods, tell stories about culture, history and even the social configuration of a country’s society and humanity as whole.



Eritrea has unique cultural discoveries that have global significance. For example, the one million years old human cranium from the Danakil Depression of Eritrea, at Buia site, is a rare discovery on the paleo-anthropological research. The discovery was first reported in 1998 on nature journal, and it was a breakthrough for many scientists who are working to understand and narrow the gap of our evolutionary life. This rare discovery is housed at the National Museum of Eritrea and copies of the original finding are displayed both at the National Museum of Eritrea and the Northern Red Sea Regional Museum.

The architecture and urban setting of Asmara, UNESCO’s modernist city, is also another unique heritage worth remembering in this important day. Asmara is known for its well-preserved modernist architecture, salubrious highland climate, reliable water supply and ideal geographic location. It represents the most concentrated and intact assemblage of Modernist architecture anywhere in the world. This urban design within the Historic Perimeter has remained untouched since its original implementation and subsequent evolution throughout the 1930s, and the architectural elements exemplify a superlative example of Modernist architecture in a complete urban setting. These two contiguous and exceptional tangible components have nurtured a unique and distinct intangible social environment founded on Western Modernist design ideals realized in a highland African setting.

The Sahaba mosque is another unique cultural and religious monument of global importance, representing the first Islamic cultural attaché to our region, with a date of 615A.D. This makes the land of Eritrea the first destination for Islamic culture out of the land of Arabia. The mosque of Sahaba is found at the heart of the port city of Massawa.

Qohaito cultural landscape is another impressive cultural phenomenon which is already registered on UNESCO’s tentative list. The plateau preserves several archaeological materials that have universal outstanding value and integrity. The breathtaking landscape, the rock art sites, monuments, dams, cisterns, necropolis, ruins of buildings and the contemporary culture of the present Saho settlers make Qohaito a unique cultural landscape.

Eritrea has many more archaeological and historical sites of global importance. They include Adulis site, several monasteries, ancient alphabets, Dahlak Island Kufic inscriptions, shipwrecks, railways and the Nakfa trenches. The list is long and this shows Eritrea’s highly diversified heritage and history that has evolved from millions of years back.

Can humans be human without history?

Written by Simon Weldemichael

http://shabait.com/about-eritrea/histor ... t-history-

About Eritrea - History & Culture



Humans are the only species that explore history consciously. A human being is often described as a historical animal that has strong emotional ties to its past.

Historically, [deleted]-sapiens did not only look for food but also for knowledge. In order to survive, they needed sophisticated understanding and detailed history of their territory. The desire to understand and interpret history is what differentiates humans from other animals. In a recent edition of Eritrea Profile, I wrote an article entitled ‘Can Summer Be Summer without Diaspora?’ Today I am asking another question: “Can Humans Be Human without History?” There are three possible answers: yes, no, or maybe. My answer is “no” and I will explain why.

First, allow me to explain what inspired me to tackle this topic: last week’s episode of ERITV sit-com, “Enda Zmam”. If you did not see the show, I recommend you do. In fact, I would like to extend my appreciation to the author, actors, and actresses of that show for their inspirational, educational, and enjoyable program.

Hantal, the owner of a café, known for his thrifty and sometimes fussy behavior, complained when his employees threw out his old shoes. Not long after, he brought a large sack of books and directed Tete and Abel, two of his workers, to throw it out. The books included many on history, philosophy, and literature that he had inherited from his elder brother. A keen observer would recognize the pile to be trashed included the books:

‘The Miraculous 18 Minute Commando Operation’, ‘Eritrea: from Federation to Annexation and Revolution, 1956-1962’, and ‘Recollections of the Struggle’. Hantal’s plan to throw out the books caused consternation among his employees. Eventually, one of them decides to “rescue” the books by donating them to a local library, all without the knowledge of Hantal. The main moral of the story is that history is the lifeblood of a people. It is sad and unfortunate that some people are more likely to keep their old shoes than their books. Books are a fundamental part of our history and culture. They preserve our remarkable story for future generations.

Writing about their history has become an increasingly significant issue for many Eritreans. On various occasions, Eritreans have expressed their dissatisfaction with the publication of history in written form and audio-visually. It is true that there are still glaring gaps that are to be filled. But we have to acknowledge and appreciate the publications produced by Eritreans and foreigners.

Many books on the history of Eritrea have been written by Eritreans who actively participated in the making of history of the country. Some of the most notable figures that have helped to pen Eritrean history include Alemseged Tesfay, Alamin Mohamed Said, Ahmed Tahir Baduri, Haileslasie Weldu, Solomon Dirar and Zemhret Yohannes. These authors have provided pieces for the hungry readers in Tigrigna, Arabic and Tigre.

When I saw Hantal figuring out how to throw out a book, ‘Eritrea from Federation to Annexation and Revolution, 1956-1962’, I almost forgot that I was only watching a fictional show. If Hantal was to toss one of the finest books on the history of our country, then what would he actually keep? A friend who was watching the show with me opined,

Such books have to be in every household and read by every Eritrean.

Allow me to share some thoughts on the book, which can serve as a foundation for subsequent period of Eritrean history. This book narrates the long, systematic, and complicated process of annexation, the response of Eritreans to preserve their federal rights, and the final events that led to the commencement of the Eritrean revolution. It has been praised widely. I found it to be well-organized and very detailed. The writing is superb. The book could only be the outcome of years of dedication and demonstrates the author’s great intellectual supremacy. The ink that writes this book and the blood of Eritrean martyrs should equally be valued.

The book provides fresh insight into Eritrean history and exposes much of the erroneously presented distorted history of the federal period. Throughout the book, the author notes that the Eritrean revolution was based on the participation of the youth. It gives a clear picture of the various initiatives taken and sacrifices made by the youth of the time to counter the aggressive and expansionist moves of Ethiopia.

Alemseged Tesfay, one of the few living literary stars of Africa, revealed an important aspect of the national character of Eritrea. Eritrea has a long history of adherence to the law. The book brings out all the facts of the Eritrean deliberation and negotiation and Ethiopian aggression and intimidation in artistic, but logical way.

Alemseged’s book portrayed the historical continuity of struggle of the Eritrean people. It provides a historical lens to look at the magnificent lineage of the Eritrean struggle for independence. The political struggle and debates in various international forums during the 1940s and 1950s gave birth to the establishment of the Eritrean liberation movement in 1958 and then the armed struggle in 1961.

‘Eritrea from Federation to Annexation and Revolution, 1956- 1962’ provides a lot of evidence to clear the distorted history of Eritrea. Alemseged Tesfay outlines Eritrea’s past and was able to reconstruct issues and events with dexterity.

One of the greatest merits of history is that it teaches us our duties and our rights. The study of history cannot simply rediscover old glories. It has the potential to provide directions for the future. We, Eritreans, despite our tremendous victories, are not simply glorifying our past. We are seeking to understand the past and chart our path forward.

The ink of prejudice with which the history of Eritrea has been written by foreigners is corrected by Alemseged’s book. As a historian, he is creative, knowledgeable and has deep respect for the past, present, and future generations of Eritrea. Along with some of his contemporaries, he is dedicated to research and communicates Eritrean history in a highly professional way.

To give a concluding remark, we have to own, revere, and respect our history books in order to have access to the past. We, the present generation, are the sum total of past events. The knowledge of history is the only way we can understand who we are and how we got to be that way. Reading will help us all to blow away the thick fog of misunderstanding. Inappropriate treatment of history books is one of the worst things that one can do. Many of the errors committed by humanity stem from ignorance and indifference that could easily be addressed by learning the lessons of history.