Mussolini’s Italy brought death from the skies to East Africa in the 1930s – but left behind a striking futurist building in the Eritrean capital In 1935, the Italian air force launched chemical ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover the metal market of Asmara, a remarkable place shaped by history and resourcefulness. Born from necessity during the independence war, it now stands as a symbol of sustainability and Eritrean ...