Saba Kidane (born 1978) is an Eritrean journalist, poet, and political activist.
Early life
Born in
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
, Saba Kidane dropped out of school and joined the
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), colloquially known as Shabia, was an armed Marxist–Leninist organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. It emerged in 1970 as a far-left to left-wing nationalist group ...
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
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. 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 onepart two
1978 births
Living people
Eritrean journalists
Eritrean poets
People from Asmara
Eritrean women poets
Eritrean women journalists
Eritrean women writers
Tigrinya-language poets
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