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Despite the numerous awards displayed at its entrance, Asmara fails to justify any of them. As hungry as we were, any meal should have at least satisfied us, but instead we just came away feeling empty and queasy...
...independence from Ethiopia and had promptly shut down the airport and all other means of communication with the outside world. Michaels flew to neighboring Djibouti, chartered an Arab dhow to the Red Sea port of Mesewa and hitched a ride for the final 71 miles to the Eritrean capital, Asmara...
...campaign is also designed to improve Central Square's image, said Abebe A. Woldu, who owns Asmara, an Ethiopian restaurant...
Despite such worries, the mood in the provincial capital of Asmara, which was retaken by the front in May, is euphoric. Colored lights and miniature blue, green and red E.P.L.F. flags decorate National Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Streets are filled at all hours with people strolling about, many of them fighters promenading hand in hand with loved ones they have not seen in many years. The Italian-style cafes are busy late into the night. "Before, we lived like prisoners here," says Yohannes Ande, owner of a small convenience store. "You couldn't say the word Eritrea. You couldn...
That impression is reinforced by the front's refusal to allow foreign diplomats based in Addis Ababa to visit the province. All international aid agencies with representatives in Asmara have been told to sit tight while their contracts are renegotiated; their employees are not permitted to travel or to communicate with the outside world. Two weeks ago, without explanation, the front threw out the team from the International Committee of the Red Cross. "There is the feeling," said one aid worker, "that anyone who worked with Mengistu's government is the enemy...