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Having survived Mussolini's depredations, the attempt by British colonialism to partition them along tribal lines, and three decades of bloody Ethiopian occupation and repression, the Eritreans have done a remarkable thing. They have gotten rid of outside tutelage, while retaining the best of Italy (the food and the espresso, though even an ardent fan cannot praise the wine, which tastes like sheep-dip), the best of England (pedestrian traffic in Asmara is directed by modest but efficient Girl Scouts wearing white ankle socks), and most of the useful contacts with Ethiopia. (it) |
