in the first and second phases, since italian colonization considered eritrea as a source of raw materials and as a springboard for its expansionist invasions into ethiopia, it did not give much attention to the industrial sector
እስትዕማር ጥልያን ወእብ ፍንቲት እት አወለይት ወካልአይት መርሐሳቱ እግል እርትርየ ዒን ማዳት-ጥራይ ወመበገስ ወመርከዝ ወራራቱ ሓስበ ሰበት ዐለ እት መጃል ኢንዱስትሪ ሕስረ ኢወደ