Date: Wednesday, 07 February 2018
FRANCESCO CECCHINI
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Title: Eritrea, end and rebirth of an African dream
Author: Alessandro Pellegatta
Publishing house: Casa Editrice Besa
Price: euro 15
The word Eritrea comes from the Greek erythros, which means "red". Eritrea is today a red spot in neocolonial Africa, for this reason it is called the Cuba of Africa. Like Cuba, Eritrea has freed itself through armed struggle and both countries are socialists. The history of Eritrea, from the guerrilla war of the seventies to the current international ostracism is a story that Italy has shelved by filing, together with the experience colonial, the wealth of the land and the pride of the Eritrean people. Today the battle and the commitment of Eritrea is for the development and growth of the country, but even in Italy little is known. The Eritrea book, end and rebirth of an African dream by Alessandro Pellegatta, contributes to breaking the wall of silence around this country. In a recent interview with Eritrea Live ( https://www.eritrealive.com/eritrea-fine-e-rinascita-di-un-sogno-africano/ )
to the question, Is Eritrea the center of a complicated geopolitics? , the writer answers: "To understand this, we need to know the history of the Red Sea, a sea highway that has allowed the development of the area and commerce. Without the axumite civilization would not have been possible. Geopolitics is complicated today. We do not know what's really happening. The Assab area is off limits because there are military posts. Yemen, a very poor country, an area of confrontation between Saudi and Iranian influence, in which there is currently a very serious humanitarian emergency. Eritrea in 2009 was pointed out as a destabilizing country. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has accused, without proof, Eritrea of supporting Al Shaabab. However, although without evidence, this accusation has become a leit motiv, along with the comparison with North Korea. Actually if we go to see what happens in neighboring Ethiopia, we do not find the democratic state that we would like to believe. Instead, there is a very tense situation, of civil war, of ethnic conflicts. A situation of which we never speak. It is not like that in Eritrea. There are 9 ethnic groups with different languages and cultures. The extraordinary thing about this country is that you walk to Asmara and see the Coptic church, the synagogue, the Catholic church, the Protestant church. There is complete religious tolerance and respect for diversity. There are no devastating conflicts in the Islamic world. There is no terrorism. Al Qaeda was defeated in the bud, stopping the infiltration. " There are 9 ethnic groups with different languages and cultures. The extraordinary thing about this country is that you walk to Asmara and see the Coptic church, the synagogue, the Catholic church, the Protestant church. There is complete religious tolerance and respect for diversity. There are no devastating conflicts in the Islamic world. There is no terrorism. Al Qaeda was defeated in the bud, stopping the infiltration. " There are 9 ethnic groups with different languages and cultures. The extraordinary thing about this country is that you walk to Asmara and see the Coptic church, the synagogue, the Catholic church, the Protestant church. There is complete religious tolerance and respect for diversity. There are no devastating conflicts in the Islamic world. There is no terrorism. Al Qaeda was defeated in the bud, stopping the infiltration. "
Previous articles on Eritrea published on Ancora Fischia il Vento are as follows.
http://ancorafischia.altervista.org/eritrea-stella-nella-notte-dellafrica/
http://www.ancorafischiailvento.org/2017/07/11/asmara-patrimonio-unesco/
BRIEF NOTE BIOGRAPHY OF ALESSANDRO PELLEGATTA. He was born in Milan in 1961, where he lives and works as a manager in the credit sector. He has published several books, including two reports dedicated to Persia and Albania entitled Taqiyya (FBE Editori) and Agim (Besa, 2012) respectively. In 2012 he won the "Midgard" national poetry award.
