Eritrea - Ministry of Information

Exhausted bodies need long hot bath or may be long hours of nap to revive energy, as drained minds need some space with any kind of relaxant, one of which is coffee. The scent of ground coffee and refreshing aroma of steaming espresso machines is a welcoming nature of the downtown streets of Asmara and other towns in Eritrea. Almost every café in most cities of the country, especially the capital Asmara, happens to own magnificent models of espresso machines and magnificent people that operate them..

[Yared Asmerom] I became an Olympic marathoner in Beijing 2008. I am not afraid of dreaming big dreams. With my little experience, I set out to Beijing to stand on the podium with an Olympic medal.

As it is widely known in Tigrinya language sayings:–  A [meaningful] name leads to glory -So did Zerisenay’s name. If we divide his first name into two, Zeri-Senay, it would mean  ‘a blessed seed’. Is he not? Athlete Zerisenay Tadese] Eritrea’s Olympic Bronze Medalist and World Championships Silver medalistThe most prolific Eritrean athlete who single-handedly lifted his country to world rankings in the field of athletics wins everyone’s heart at home. His day-to-day excelling performance made him appear as a living legend.

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon where most people go out shopping anddo some other extracurricular stuff, and I had to be on time for my appointment at 3:30 sharp. I went up a third floor apartmensomewhere in the down town streets of Asmara to find Michael Adonay, one of the most prominent and leading painters in Eritrea. He was there in his studio with his very close friend staring at each other’s eyes.