Starting in the 1910s, Italian architects merged vernacular Eritrean elements into the architecture of the city—both in Italian and indigenous areas—and constructed a mosque, ...

Exploring Eritrea’s Italian Past. 3 minute read. The Hotel Torino, in the old section of the city of Massawa. Clara Vannucci. By Olivier Laurent. June 27, 2016 4:00 AM EDT.

A statue of famed Italian journalist Indro Montanelli in Milan has been painted red and sprayed with the words “racist” and “rapist,” while a petition has called for its removal.

The documentary film, created by Fruzzetti and her husband Ákos Östör, follows Fruzzetti’s mother’s story as an 18-year-old widow in Eritrea, raising the two children she had with the Italian colonial ...

1869 onwards - Eritrea comes under Italian control as part of the so-called "Scramble for Africa" among European powers. 1882 - Becomes Italian colony. 1936 - Incorporated into Italian East Africa ...

The former Italian colony of Eritrea was annexed by Ethiopia in 1962. Rebel forces led by Isaias Afwerki waged a three-decade armed struggle that secured Eritrea's independence in 1993.

The former Italian colony of Eritrea was annexed by Ethiopia in 1962. Rebel forces led by Isaias Afwerki waged a three-decade armed struggle that secured Eritrea's independence in 1993.