Asmara, 11 October 2021- Eritrea’s senior delegation led by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh is participating at the 60th annual High-Level Meeting of Non-Aligned Movement convened today, 11 October, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Eritrean delegation includes Presidential Adviser Mr. Yemane Gebreab as well as Eritrea’s Ambassadors to Italy and the United Nations. The Non-Aligned Movement that […]
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The State of Eritrea has made huge strides in improving the health and wellbeing of women and children since independence. This is primarily due to the strong political commitment to social development, particularly the drive to improve the lives of the mothers and children. In line with the government’s SDGs commitment, Eritrea in 2017 conducted […]
Nairobi — Need for Urgent Protection, Assistance; Thousands Still Missing Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Human Rights Watch said today. All warring parties should cease attacks against refugees, stay out of refugee camps, and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian […]
The legendary Artist Teklemicael Gebru passed away on 26 August at the age of 71. Veteran Artist Teklemicael Gebru who joined the Eritrean Liberation Front in 1974 has produced a number of revolutionary songs during his stay in the field and abroad. Veteran Artist Teklemicael is survived by his wife and eight children. The funeral […]
Addis Abeba — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Filipos), the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), for being a leader or official of an entity that is engaged in serious human rights abuse committed during the ongoing conflict in Tigray. […]
Just hours after the United States imposed sanctions on a senior Eritrean military leader for engaging in “serious human rights abuse” in Tigray, the Horn country has come out to rubbish the move. The US Treasury Department had earlier said that forces under the command of General Filipos Woldeyohannes, chief of staff of the Eritrean […]
He is a man of confidence, philosophy, and environment; but above all, he is a man who expresses things that are close to our hearts in artistic ways. His movies are appreciated by all age groups; he is always thriving to convey his thoughts in a manner that convinces all. His journey in film-making is […]
The Ethiopian government on Wednesday dismissed a fresh report by Amnesty international which details how Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are systemically committing large-scale rape in the country’s northern Tigray region. The report said soldiers have raped hundreds of women and girls there, while also subjecting many to sexual slavery and mutilation. According to Amnesty’s report, […]
The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, far from over following the federal government’s declaration of a ceasefire and Tigrayan fighters’ capture of Mekelle, is entering an anxious new phase. The news from Ethiopia gets more alarming by the day, as more of the complex and diverse Ethiopian state is being drawn into the […]
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is making considerable efforts to improve production of organic food through promoting bio-fertilizers (BF) and bio-pesticides (BP). Even though the MoA has carried out a number of interventions for promoting natural pesticides and fertilizers over several years, the impact was not promising until 2020. In early 2021, the MoA, along […]
Our last week’s guest, Dwayne Darnell Martin, as we mentioned then, had a ten-day stay in Eritrea along with his crew for a documentary film. Here’s an interview with members of the crew — Rana Ghiassi, production designer, Elmelchizedec Andrews Bay, sound recorder and Gordon Chan, director of photography. Initially, you probably didn’t know about […]
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Eritrean Resilience in Education
The National Education Policy of Eritrea provides a framework for the transformation and reinvigoration of the education system in order to respond to the requirements of development. Education in Eritrea is a fundamental human right and a lifelong process by which all individuals, regardless of their ethnic origin, sex and religion, are given opportunities to […]
Seventy-three patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Central, Southern, and Gash Barka Regions. Out of these forty-four patients are from Quarantine Centers in Asmara, Central Region. Ten patients are from Quarantine Centers in Mendefera (4), Senafe (3), and Adi-Keih (3); Southern Region. Nineteen patients are […]
Eritrea is one of the frontline countries for migratory pests, in general, and desert locust breeding, in particular. Over the years, Eritrea has followed a preventive strategy that focuses on controlling locusts before they mature or start flying. The strategy has been reinforced by extensive surveillance in breeding areas and establishing a number of duty […]
Following street protests in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia by mothers of army trainees supposedly in Eritrea, as well as criticism from other entities, Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has created a panel to investigate the claims. News reports had said the trainees were deployed in Ethiopia before joining Ethiopian and Eritrean forces accused […]
The UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Eritrea: Rumors Cannot be Presented as Facts Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asmara, Eritrea June 2021 CONTENTS I. Background The Politicized Approach Against Eritrea The Present Report and Its Flawed Methodology II. A Futile Exercise: Searching for a Human Rights “Crisis” in Eritrea The Rule of Law Gender-Based Violence (GBV) […]
47 HRC: Item 2 Eritrean Delegation Statement on the SR Report Geneva, 21 June 2021 Madam President The HRC has met again on another Special Rapporteur Report on Eritrea reflecting the allegations that have characterized the annual reports since 2012. The mandate is driven by geopolitical agendas and interests of certain western powers harbouring the […]
HRW Statement – Item 2 ID with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea We welcome the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and share his assessment that there have been no tangible improvements in the dire rights situation in Eritrea, including against the […]