The infrastructure suffered badly during the protracted fighting. Repairs and a modernisation programme are currently underway. Reasonable roads still connect all business centres and holiday resorts. An extension of the existing road system is planned.
Traffic drives on the right.
All good restaurants in Asmara serve both Eritrean and Italian food. You will also find Sudanese and Chinese food restaurants. In lowland areas the main dish is akelet, a porridge made of wheat flour dough served with pepper and butter sauce. The basic food for most highland meals is injera , a soft round pancake made from the staple grain taff served with taff, a dish made of finely chopped tripe, liver and intestines mixed with onions and butter.