Editor’s note: as the year 2022 draws to a close and we prepare to turn the calendar to 2023, we take the opportunity to look back on the previous 12 months. This article, reviewing the period from January to March, is the first in a four-part series
Isaias Afwerki, Afwerki also spelled Afewerki, (born February 2, 1946, Asmara, Eritrea), Eritrean independence leader and president of Eritrea from 1993. When Isaias was born in 1946 in Asmara, the city was under the United Nations-mandated control of the United Kingdom. Eritrea itself was federated to Ethiopia in 1952 and was forcibly annexed 10 years later. This annexation spurred the formation of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) in the Eritrean western lowlands. Isaias studied engineering in Ethiopia at the University of Addis Ababa, but he left the university in 1966 to join the ELF. During Ethiopia’s own revolution in 1974,
The legendary singer Yemane (Barya) Ghebremichael was born on 21st January 1949. He was raised in Asmara, was good at school and enjoyed a playful time like any other child. Yemane went to Kidane Mihret Elementary School and then to Comboni for his m
A country is defined as any land area that functions as its own independent political unit . The following article discusses some of the newest countries in the world.