Asmara’s identity must be protected—but preservation does not mean paralysis. The city was one of Africa’s most advanced urban centers over a century ago. Smart, disciplined development rooted in Asmara’s own planning philosophy can honor its heritage while preparing it for the future. Asmara’s legacy is not fragile. The goal is not imitation or disorder but development without freezing it I am just saying …አይተዛርቡና አስመራ ወርቂ ሚልዮነመዓልታ ድአ ይመጻላ ይኸዉን
#Asmara #HeritageAndProgress #SmartDevelopment #UrbanStewardship
Eritrea’s Education Landscape: Progress, and Opportunities
By David Yeh
Red Sea Beacon
Eritrea's education triumphs: Student enrollment soared to 805,112, teachers to 25,219, and adult literacy programs thriving. Free education at all levels fueling true self-reliance!
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https://t.co/Njaf2X8crz
Excellent Read - Adulis: The Ancient Powerhouse in The Region — And Ready to Reclaim Its Story; by Ezra Musa
The findings of rigorous archaeological, historical and material-science research establish that "Adulis was: older than Aksum, politically independent, a military exporter, a technological innovator, and a major Red Sea trading empire".
https://t.co/i9m1Wt74pd via @RedSeaBeacon
President Isaias Afwerki met, at the Government Guest House in the late evening hours yesterday, Prime Minister Dr. Kamal Idris for extensive discussions on latest developments in the Sudan as well as status and progress of bilateral ties between the two countries.
President Isaias reiterated Eritrea's commitment in supporting Sudan in its efforts to overcome the prevailing heavy challenges. Prime Minister Dr. Kamal, for his part, expressed the Sudanese people's profound appreciation for Eritrea's historic and principled stance.
President Isaias Afwerki also met with the Governor of the Darfur Region, Mr. Minni Arko Minnawi and Dr. Al-Tijani Al-Sissi. The discussions focused on the overall situation in Sudan and possible pathways for resolving the current crisis.
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MS. NAHLA VALJI, UN’S RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ERITREA;
ERITREAN AMERICAN HARMONY GROUP QUARTERLY MAGAZINE , Oct.-Dec. 2025
*"...Serving as RC in Eritrea over the past two years has been an incredible privilege and a real learning opportunity. Eritrea is a country where we, as the international community, have much to learn from the emphasis on self-reliance, strong national ownership of development processes, solidarity, and dignity."
*"...The UN development model emphasizes inclusivity, national ownership, and long-term sustainability. These principles resonate strongly with Eritrea’s development philosophy. In fact, our Cooperation Framework is titled after a core principle of the SDGs – Leave No One Behind. This principle is central here in Eritrea, and the Government often reminds us to focus our partnership on the furthest reaches and ensure that development touches every individual and every community. Similarly, the UN model revolves around the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental. We see these reflected in the Government’s priorities as well".
https://t.co/xMnOK87aSR
#Statement | The Foreign Ministry affirms the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s full support for the sovereignty of the brotherly Federal Republic of Somalia, and for its unity and territorial integrity. The Kingdom expresses its rejection of the announcement of mutual recognition between the Israeli occupation authorities and the Somaliland region, considering it an action that entrenches unilateral secessionist measures that violate the international law.
Capacity upgrading training for teachers
As part of the effort to ensure quality education provision, capacity upgrading training has been provided to 500 teachers in Hagaz sub-zone.
The objective of the training, which covered lesson planning, teaching methodology, teachers’ ethics, teaching and classroom management, documentation, and material management, was to enhance teachers’ capacity and develop the teaching-learning process.
Indicating that efforts have been exerted to organize capacity upgrading training for teachers, Mr. Idris Abdu, head of the Education Office in the sub-zone, said that the program will have significant contribution, especially in supporting newly assigned teachers in their teaching careers.
Mr. Elias Eyob, coordinator of the program, called on the trainees to apply the knowledge they gained from the training in the development of the teaching-learning process.
In related news, as part of the effort to enhance the vocational capacity of youth and enable them to become self-supportive and productive members of society, a three-month vocational training has been provided to 57 youth in Haikota sub-zone. The training covered computer technology as well as solar system installation.
Mr. Marikos Girmatsion, acting head of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch in the Gash Barka Region, said that the training was part of the effort to develop the overall capacity of the youth and called on the trainees to practically apply and further develop their skills.
Noting that the vocational training programs being organized from time to time will have significant contribution in improving the livelihoods of youth and their families, Mr. Shekedin Salah, administrator of the sub-zone, called on the trainees to apply the knowledge they gained from the training to improve their livelihoods.
Potemkin Party's propaganda machine is on overdrive mode particularly these days to churn out a deluge of disinformation against Eritrea on a daily basis.
The menu/themes broached revolve around the same stale topics: revision of Eritrea's ancient, medieval & modern history to hoodwink public opinion and thereby "legitimize" the regime's illicit agenda of "sovereign access to the sea"; re-packaging of its reckless and adventurist agenda in the mantle of "self-defense"; distortion of Eritrea's normative diplomatic and economic cooperation ties in the wider neighborhood as "conspiracies" against Ethiopia; and disparaging of Eritrea's governance architecture and unparalleled social/national cohesion in its wholesale campaign of demonization... etc.
But while the themes remain the same, the new element in its latest disinformation spree is using official platforms - Foreign Policy Institute; Ethiopian Broadcast Corporation etc. - in lieu of unofficial mouthpieces (Horn Review; notorious lobbyists' and trolls ) that were the principal vehicles in the past.
1. First off, it will be pointless to waste time on mythology and manufactured narratives in as far as Eritrea's ancient, medieval and modern history are concerned. For serious students of history, there is indeed expansive literature based on rigorous archeological findings and interpretations on the Kingdom of Punt (from 1500 - 500 B.C.) that encompassed parts of modern Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, and extending toward Egypt); and the Adulis Civilization (300 B.C. - 700 A.D.) which predates and was latter concurrent, with sporadic linkages, to the Axumite Kingdom (300 - 700 A.D.). Historical reading of medieval and modern periods likewise illustrate that Ethiopia's meaningful presence in the Red Sea were confined to the unlawful Federation and Annexation periods that came about through the denial of Eritrea's right to decolonization. As such, there is no historical, legal, security or commercial rationale for its reckless and illicit of agenda of "sovereign access to the sea".
2. In this perspective, the Potemkin Party's new-found ploy to accuse Eritrea of "perennial subversion" stems from its transparent desire to change tack so as to rationalize its war agenda as "an act of self-defense". Indeed, official statements issued on the 25th Anniversary of the Algiers Agreement by the UN, the European Union, and several other countries have unequivocally reiterated the foundational principle of full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations as the normative parameter of international relations. PP's nominal change of tone and tactics is evidently designed to circumvent this explicit and unambivalent position.
3. The Potemkin Party is further feigning annoyance on speculative cooperation and port development agreements that Eritrea "has reportedly" reached with Egypt, Saudi Arabia etc. In the first place, Eritrea's cooperation policies with prospective partners from the region and the wider world are based on cardinal principles of symmetry and mutual interest. And as it is the case with other countries, they stem from, and are predicated on, its own prerogatives and national interest considerations. Eritrea's positive and constructive stance on the cooperation of the littoral States of the Red Sea in order to enhance the safety and security of this important global maritime route is also well-known and in the public domain. As such, it cannot be misconstrued for nefarious political ends.
4. Eritrea has been and remains an oasis of national cohesion, peace and harmony that leverages ethnic and religious diversity as an asset rather than a liability for stoking perpetual tension and conflict among its constituent parts. The Potemkin Party, which is presiding over spiraling internal conflicts due to governance deficit, is not, and cannot be, in a position to disparage Eritrea on these and other accounts.
5. In a nutshell, it is the Potemkin Party's misguided policies that are at the root cause of the manufactured "crisis". As it is, the panacea does not lie in finger pointing at, or scapegoating, Eritrea; but in rectifying its reckless agenda of "sovereign access to the sea".
https://t.co/IKNPfp0qBL
Good Read - #Eritrea: Harnessing Diversity for Unity and Development; by Bana Negusse
"Eritrea’s steadfast commitment to social justice and equality has played a central role in promoting inclusion across all segments of society. Beyond enriching the nation socially and economically, this commitment has been instrumental in strengthening national peace, stability, cohesion, and harmony. By consciously managing diversity through equitable policies, inclusive institutions, and shared values, Eritrea underscores a fundamental truth: unity is not the absence of difference, but the collective determination to ensure that difference becomes a source of strength rather than division".
https://t.co/8nChn7lrUj