The DERG monument is a column with a red star at its summit, guarded by the statues of three soldiers. It stands in front of the central post station, behind a gate. While being a major landmark it wasn't reported on Lonely Planet or Le guide du routard , anyway not in 2006. This monument was a present from Kim Il-Sung's North Korea for the 10 years of colonel Mengistu's DERG regime, in 1984. It is an impressive Totalitarist monument, celebrating one of the most ruthless military regimes in Africa. Supposedly no photos allowed. But I took the risk (five times)...