A passion and talent for art has provided comfort and hope for a young Eritrean refugee artist living in Libya.
Amid an ongoing conflict, a deteriorating economic and social situation due to COVID-19 lockdown measures, the artist said ''Painting means life to me. It’s part of my life''.
In an unfinished building in a downtrodden neighborhood in Tripoli, Solomon Gebreyonas Alema, can be found most days sketching and painting in a small room.
“All of the people when they pray, they get some k…
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Amid an ongoing conflict, a deteriorating economic and social situation due to COVID-19 lockdown measures, the artist said ''Painting means life to me. It’s part of my life''.
In an unfinished building in a downtrodden neighborhood in Tripoli, Solomon Gebreyonas Alema, can be found most days sketching and painting in a small room.
“All of the people when they pray, they get some k…
http://www.africanews.com/2020/06/24/eritrean-refugee-in-libya-finds-solace-in-art
Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans.
Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision.
Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews and receive all the latest news from the continent.
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