Episode 67: Eritrea
from Young History Hosted by Rece Garlenski
In the northeast of Africa lies a nation that has seen and interacted with some of the world's greatest powers. Kingdom of Punt, the first major civilization in Eritrea existed at the same time as the peak of Ancient Egypt. This kingdom is one of the only civilizations that rivaled Egypt in sophistication at the time; The craziest part of this is that Egypt is the only place that has any recording of Punt existing. The people of this land have faced off against fascist Italians, Ethiopian invasions and more. This censorship in this country has earned it the name "The North Korea of Africa" in some circles. This is Eritrea.
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