Poor Internet Connection

Eritrea is one of the world's least connected countries, with only approximately 1% of its 6 million-strong population using the internet. The 1% of Eritrea's population who uses the internet has to deal with bad connectivity and slow speeds. In Asmara, there are a dozen internet cafés scattered across the city where you may access the internet.

You will be charged 15 nakfa (less than a dollar) every hour for internet access. For internet access, hotels like as the Crystal Hotel will charge you 100 Eritrean nakfa every day. Due to a lack of required roaming agreements and poor Internet Connection, foreign SIM cards will not operate in Eritrea. Obtaining a local SIM card would entail a lengthy bureaucratic process that would be ineffective due to Eritrea's lack of a 3G network. You may connect to the Ethiopian network and access data on your smartphone as you get closer to the Ethiopian border.