This is the information on the rear of the photograph: “Asmara, Eritrea. General de Bono, Minister of Colonies for Italy,…
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Category: Maps & photography
Map of Asmara from Italian touring guide, 1929
This map is from “Guidi d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano, Possedimenti e Colonie” It is dated August 1929 This was…
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The Tigray war in four maps
These maps speak for themselves. How the war developed from November last year, through January and March until today….
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The Tigray war in maps – who holds which areas?
The maps below, from public sources, provide a picture of the current state of the war. Remember what Prime Minister…
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“Indian” troops help to liberate Asmara
In 1941 Britain attacked what was then the Italian colony of Eritrea, as part of the UK’s East Africa campaign…
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Eritrea: Map of local government
Source: European Asylum Support Office report of May 2015
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Eritrea: Map of Administrative Units
Source: European Asylum Support Office report of May 2015
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Eritrean fighters – two photos of those who fought for freedom
I have just bought two photographs which show the men and women who fought for Eritrea’s freedom. Over thirty years…
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Map: military bases in the Red Sea
Map by IISS
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Salvaging ships in Massawa, 1943 – after the liberation of Eritrea from Italy
Original caption: “Already in Drydock after being salvaged from the muddy Massaua harbour, the ship at left is undergoing repairs,…
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