List Of Eritreans
The following is a list of notable Eritreans. Athletes * Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda * Abel Aferworki * Nat Berhe * Joel Gerezgiher * Henok Goitom * Nebiat Habtemariam * Mebrahtom (Meb) Keflezighi * Thomas Kelati * Yonas Kifle * Mekseb Debesay * Oliver Kylington * Golgol Mebrahtu * Teklemariam Medhin * Simret Sultan * Zersenay Tadese * Daniel Teklehaymanot * Merhawi Kudus * Natnael Berhane * Ghirmay Ghebreslassie * Mossana Debesai * Zemenfes Solomon * Hennos Asmelash Artists * Michael Adonai * Yegizaw Michael * Hamid Barole Abdu * Saba Kidane * Abdulkadir Kebire * Fesshaye Yohannes * Osman Saleh Sabbe * Dawit Isaak * Ruth Simon * Genet Sium * Hannah Pool Singers and musicians * Adiam * Abraham Afewerki * Afrob * Negash Ali * Yemane Baria * Eriam Sisters * Dehab Faytinga * Abeba Haile * Senait Ghebrehiwet Mehari * Helen Meles * Bereket Mengisteab * U-n-i (Yonas) * Winta * Tsehaytu Beraki * Abeba Haile * Deno * Abrar Osman * Nipsey Hussle Actors/Actresses * Zeudi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Human remains found in Eritrea have been dated to 1 million years old and anthropological research indicates that the area may contain significant records related to the evolution of humans. Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups. Nine different languages are spoken by the nine recognised ethnic groups, the most widely spoken language being Tigrinya, the others being Tigre, Saho, Kunama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and Ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merhawi Kudus
Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin ( ti, መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994 in Asmara) is professional Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France, becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot. At the age of 21 Kudus was the youngest rider in the race. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. He competed in the men's road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Major results ;2012 : 6th Overall Tour of Rwanda ::1st Stage 1 ;2013 : 1st Mountains classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo : African Road Championships ::2nd Under-23 road race ::3rd Road race : 2nd Overall Tour of Eritrea ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León ::1st Young rider classification : 6th Asmara Circuit : 8th Overall Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge ;2014 : 2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi : 3rd Overall Mz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dawit Isaak
Dawit Isaak (born 28 October 1964) is a Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer who has been held in prison in Eritrea since 2001 without trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and has called for his immediate and unconditional release. For years, he was the only Swedish citizen held as a prisoner of conscience (he is now joined by the Swedish citizen and publicist Gui Minhai). Asylum and Swedish citizenship Isaak came to Sweden in August 1987, where he settled in the west coast city of Gothenburg and became a Swedish citizen on 4 November 1992. When Eritrea gained independence, Isaak returned to his native country, married and had children. He began working as a reporter for the country's first independent newspaper, '' Setit''. Eventually, he became a part-owner of the newspaper. Imprisonment On 23 September 2001, Isaak was arrested in his home in Asmara, Eritrea. At the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osman Saleh Sabbe
Osman Saleh Sabbe was born in 1932 in a village of Hirgigo in the suburb of Massawa, he was fifth of eight siblings. After attending local Islamic school, he joined Hirgigo primary school which was founded by Pasha Saleh Ahmed Kekia in 1944. After finishing elementary and middle school he traveled to Addis Ababa to complete his secondary school and attend teacher training college. While in Addis Ababa, he was active in establishing a Muslim student association. After graduating from teacher training college, he returned to Hirgigo and worked as a teacher and later a principal of the school. In 1956 he took the General Certificate of Education Exam of the University of London and pursued his education with distance learning and he obtained a Bachelor degree in History and Political Science. Osman understood the importance of education and the lack of proper education institutes in Eritrea and especially in the lowlands of Eritrea, therefore he used to encourage and send his student ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fesshaye Yohannes
Fesshaye Yohannes (born c. 1955, death year unknown) was an Eritrean journalist who founded the weekly journal '' Setit'' and was a recipient of the Committee to Protect Journalists' 2002 International Press Freedom Award. Fesshaye was imprisoned without charges in September 2001, and died in government custody. Career Fesshaye became a journalist in the early 1990s, after Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia. Previously, he had been a member of the guerrilla movement fighting for Eritrean independence in the Eritrean War of Independence. In 1994, he founded the weekly journal ''Setit'', one of the country's first independent newspapers, named for the only Eritrean river to have water all year. ''Setit'' soon gained the largest circulation in Eritrea. The journal covered difficult and controversial topics, including poverty, prostitution, and the lack of resources for handicapped veterans of the Eritrean independence movement. In addition to his journalism, Fesshaye also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdulkadir Kebire
Abdulkadir Mohamed Saleh Kebire was born in 1902 at Desiet Island around Massawa. He attended Quranic school followed by the Ferdinando Martini School for his elementary education. At the age of 18, Abdulkadir left for Egypt for pursuit of education and it is where he witnessed the revolution of Saad Zeqlul against the British, an incident that left its mark on him and shaped his rebellious character. A self-educated person, Abdulkadir become more interested in politics and was determined to make a change in his country to improve the livelihood of his people. Sheikh Abdulkader KEBIRE, THE FATHER OF MARTYRS, By Saleh J. Gadi Coming back to , Abdulkadir worked as a writer in [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saba Kidane
Saba Kidane (born 1978) is an Eritrean journalist, poet, and political activist. Early life Born in Asmara, Saba Kidane dropped out of school and joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front at the age of 13. She returned to school in 1995. She was a program director for youth radio and is a single mother. Most of her poetry is composed in Tigrinya (; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions. History and literature .... Her poetry addresses children, everyday life, social issues, and the effect of war on Eritrean women. Her poem, "Tsiruy guhaf nafiqe" ("I miss the clean garbage"), encourages careful condom disposal due to the risk of spreading HIV. Saba Kidane was denied a U.S. visitor's visa in 2001. References External links *Semere, Beyene. Interview with Saba Kidane:part one [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hamid Barole Abdu
Hamid Barole Abdu (born October 10, 1953, in Asmara) is an Eritrean writer. After studying literature in Eritrea, he moved to Modena, Italy, in 1974, where he has worked as an intercultural expert and has published several articles about the migratory phenomenon. Works * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Eritrea: una cultura da salvare.'' Ufficio Stampa del Comune di Reggio Emilia, 1986. * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Akhria - io sradicato poeta per fame.'' Reggio Emilia, Libreria del Teatro, 1996. * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Sogni ed incubi di un clandestino.'' Udine, AIET, 2001. . * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Seppellite la mia pelle in Africa.'' Modena, Artestampa, 2006. . * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Il volo di Mohammed.'' Faenza (RA), Artestampa, 2009. . * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Rinnoversi in segni ... erranti.'' Faenza (RA), GraficLine, 2013. * Hamid Barole Abdu. ''Poems across the pearl of Africa.'' Faenza (RA), GraficLine, 2015. References External links *Io sradicato poeta per fame: sito personale ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yegizaw Michael
Yegizaw Michael is a prominent artist in Eritrea. He has exhibited his art in Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, United States and Austria and has won numerous prizes and Awards. In 1995 he was the Best Artist of the Year in Kenya. He is also a two-time winner of Eritrea's ''Raimok'' National Art Award for 1996 and 1997. In 1997 Yegizaw was the initiator, organizer and artist director of the historic ''Artists Against AIDS'' national awareness campaign in Eritrea. ''Artists Against AIDS'' involved over 30 Eritrean artists, musicians, poets who collaborated in a nationwide campaign to educate and sensitize people about the scourge of AIDS. After he moved to the US (where he now resides) he has produced several mosaics like the Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ... Children Art ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Adonai
Michael Adonai (born 5 December 1962 in Asmara) is a visual artist from Eritrea. From an early age, Adonai had an interest in painting, influenced by his older brother Berhane, who went on to also get some notoriety as an Eritrean painter. At the age of 10 he was hit in a local market bombed by Ethiopia with canisters filled with napalm that ravaged his skin. He joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front with his brother Berhane in 1977, at the age of 14. This revolutionary organization began Adonai’s formal education in painting with his enrollment at the EPLF Cultural Establishment in 1978. His early work was highly political, choosing to focus on the hardships endured because of the Eritrean War of Independence. His later work has focused on a traditional painting style in Eritrea known as Coptic art. This change in style grew from Michael's having moved up to the Eritrean Highlands, which by his own admission “Opened my eyes up to the rest of the world”. This is where h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hennos Asmelash
Hennos Asmelash (Geʽez: ሐንኖስ ኣስመላሽ; born 1 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Polish III liga club Wieczysta Kraków. Club career Asmelash made his professional debut in the Eredivisie for ADO Den Haag on 14 January 2017 in a game against SC Heerenveen. After two loans at TOP Oss, Asmelash was released by ADO and became a free agent on 1 July 2020. On 1 March 2021, Asmelash signed with Ukrainian Premier League club Inhulets Petrove. On 3 January 2023, Asmelash joined Polish fourth division side Wieczysta Kraków on a year-and-a-half contract, with an extension option. International career Asmelash was born in the Netherlands to Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...n parents. He was a youth internati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zemenfes Solomon
Zemenfes Solomon (born 17 March 1997) is an Eritrean cyclist. Palmares ;2015 :1st Junior National Time Trial Championships ;2016 :3rd Overall Tour du Faso ::1st Stages 2, 3,5 & 9 ::1st Points Classification ;2017 :2nd Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge The Fenkel Northern Redsea Challenge is a cycling race held annually in the Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea since 2013. It was rated 2.2 in 2013 and 1.2 in 2016. The race is part of UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of ... References 1997 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists {{Eritrea-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |