ቅያ ስጡም መስርዕ

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

From the Annals of History

The Bastions of Nakfa: Names Etched in Heroism and Sacrifice;

"During the critical period of the Strategic Withdrawal in late 1978, the Eritrean freedom fighters faced a massive enemy force heavily armed with modern Soviet weaponry and backed by foreign military advisors. From every direction, the onslaught intensified; the skies thundered with the relentless roar of fighter jets, while the ground shook under the steady advance of conventional armor....

...While several newly liberated towns fell back into enemy hands under the sheer weight of this asymmetrical firepower, Nakfa stood defiant - the lone urban sanctuary that refused to surrender to the darkness of occupation. Convinced of the absolute justice of their cause, the freedom fighters withdrew into the rugged, familiar mountain ranges surrounding Nakfa in late December 1978. There, they made a solemn, historic pledge: to defend this rocky citadel with their blood and their lives. For more than a decade, these forbidding heights became the stage for epic engagements that transformed Nakfa into the ultimate symbol of Eritrean resilience, determination, and sovereign pride".

*Attached article offers a glimpse of mesmerizing anecdotes of the epic battles fought in the Nacfa Front
https://t.co/B0UDh0pAYw

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Good Read: Eritrean American Harmony Magazine), April 2026 – June 2026
Published by the National Public Diplomacy Group

https://t.co/N7qLh3giUw

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

ኣብ ኤርትራ ዝመደበሮም ኣምባሳደራትን ዲፕሎማሰኛታትን፡ ብምኽንያት ዕረፍቲ ሓርበኛ ወይዘሮ ኣዳነሽ በርሀ፡ ሎሚ ኣብ ሰዓታት ቅድሚ-ቕትሪ ኣብ ቦታ ሓዘን ብምብጻሕ፡ ንፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂን መላእ ስድራቤትን፡ ናይ ጽንዓት ይሃብኩም መግለጺታቶም ኣቕሪቦም።

[Michael Teclai 🇪🇷 @michael_teclai]

After 2 months of intense training in Tenerife 🇫🇷 prepping for the Tour de France, Biniam Girmay took 3rd at the Brussels Cycling Classic (206.3km).

"I felt really comfortable… just missed my kick, but I'm happy." Solid prep. Kudos, Bini! 🇪🇷 @GrmayeBiniam @NSNCyclingTeam

[[email protected] @araya_finan]

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[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Congrats: Another good day for #Eritreancycling. Monalisa Araya's maiden Podium Finish (3rd) in Vienna, Austria, can indeed be seen as a trail-blazing event. Best wishes for greater success in the period ahead to Monalisa/#Eritreancycling!

https://t.co/7uFUoRsqTs

[Ministry of Information, Eritrea @shabait]

As part and parcel of the ongoing festivities for the 35th Anniversary of Independence Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a Celebratory Reception yesterday evening attended by senior Government/PFDJ officials, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and all MFA staff.

Keynote speech by Minister Osman Saleh (link below). Event featured cultural shows, dramas etc.

*"...Just as our people demonstrated extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment during the years of the armed struggle, they have, in the post-independence era, mirrored that same indomitable national resolve, dignity, and sense of ownership over their country. This enduring devotion and patriotic spirit constitute one of the most remarkable chapters in Eritrea’s modern history".

*"...Eritrea remains steadfast in its conviction that the domestic affairs of sovereign nations must be resolved through nationally owned solutions, free from external interference, coercion, or imposition. Eritrea further maintains that the establishment of a just, balanced, inclusive, and genuinely representative international order is indispensable to the advancement of lasting peace, justice, stability, and equitable cooperation among nations. These principled positions, once deliberately dismissed, distorted, or marginalized, are today gaining increasing recognition and resonance among peoples and states across the world".

*"...To concluded, the Government and people of Eritrea reaffirm their unwavering commitment to principled engagement in international affairs and their continued readiness to contribute to the peace, stability, dignity, and collective prosperity of the peoples of our region, our continent, and the wider world".
https://t.co/TFfRhRiSFn

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Press Statement

The Backdrop of Unwarranted Sanctions
Ministry of Information
Asmara, 6 May 2026

"There are reports these days that the illegal and unilateral US sanctions will soon be lifted. We earnestly hope that this act will indeed herald an enduring rectification of misguided policies to ensure justice, legality and fairness".

https://t.co/MBEsiS1lbc

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

#Eritrea: Strategic Communication for Narrative Shaping, Prospects for GoE and UN Collaboration; by Yemane G/Meskel
(Paraphrased and updated version of a speech made at UN Regional Directors Retreat in Asmara on August 2025)

On this memorable month of May - Eritrea's 35th Independence Anniversary - the notorious Conflict Entrepreneurs and detractors seem to have doubled down on their usual vitriol against the country. Reuters and other mainstream media outlets have also joined the defamatory chorus. For instance, Reuters gullibly recycles, in its news analysis of the lifting of US sanctions, discredited and demonizing labels on Eritrea and its government citing the discredited UN Special Rapporteur and US-based Freedom House as credible and authoritative sources in spite of its avowed commitment to 'balance, neutrality and impartiality' as spelled out in its own Standards- "The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles".

In a more broader context and as underlined in the speech:

*"... The campaign of defamation has its ebbs and flows. It is particularly toxic during certain months of the year of historical significance to Eritrea. These are: i) September, that coincides with the beginning of the Armed Struggle for Liberation; ii) May, our Independence Anniversaries; and, iii) June, the month when we commemorate our Martyrs".

*"...The predictable and repetitive patterns of Eritrea-bashing & defamation, has impelled some of us active in Social Media to designate these periods as Eri-Influenza Months".

*"...Unfortunately, the worst offenders in this category include some of the politicized agencies in the UN system".

*"...The defamatory narrative on Eritrea, often cloaked in demeaning and pejorative labels, is widely recycled by pliant and complicit mainstream media outlets as well as the closed loop of hired lobbyists and Intel Operatives masquerading as experts and pundits on the Horn of Africa region – that we aptly call እፍሊ ሓንጨመንጪ".
https://t.co/rqU9Cpl8RE

[ቅያ ስጡም መስርዕ @MilieteG98545]

https://t.co/3bbrZZvZBV

[ቅያ ስጡም መስርዕ @MilieteG98545]

https://t.co/tQbYqHFZTL

[ቅያ ስጡም መስርዕ @MilieteG98545]

https://t.co/KUV4WFx0Zf

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

President Isaias Afwerki received, at the Denden Guest House this evening, Ambassador Dr. Emmaneul Bulukani, who delivered a message to him from his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

In the meeting, President Isaias underlined the imperative for Africa to embark on expansive ventures of value-addition for processing its vast natural resources which will, in turn, enable the Continent to assume its rightful place in the global order as well as enhance and accelerate mutual partnerships and cooperation between all the African countries.

In a press statement to the Eritrean News Agency, Ambassador Bulukani expressed Zimbabawe's readiness to cultivate and work out concrete programmes of bilateral cooperation with Eritrea and further consolidate coordination and alignment of their respective positions at multilateral forums such as the AU and the UN.

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Reflecting on Ahferom Tewolde’s  Book :“Selected #Eritrean Proverbs” ; by Simon Weldemikael

*"...This 237-page work, which is a compilation of proverbs from all the Eritrean ethnic/language groups, is carefully illustrated and decorated with words of wisdom and images. Far from being a mere collection of proverbs, it is a cultural archive, a moral compass, and a testament to the resilience and intelligence of Eritrean society".

*"...In Eritrean society, proverbs are the poetry of everyday life. They distill centuries of human experience into a few words, carrying lessons about nearly everything. Proverbs have long been spoken in courts and meetings, marketplaces, social and cultural events, within families, public seminars, news media, all forms of art, workplaces, and beyond. They are not just words; they are guiding principles, warnings, reminders, signals, encouragements, gentle humors, and answers to complicated puzzles".

*"...In the end, Selected Eritrean Proverbs is more than a book. It is a mirror. It reflects who we are, who we have been, and who we can become. It teaches us that wisdom is timeless, that kindness is powerful, and that reflection is necessary for growth. As one proverb beautifully states: ‘ምስላ ዋና የብሉ፡ መሳሊ ዕዳ የብሉ’ meaning, “A proverb has no owner; and the one who uses it has no debt.” Wisdom belongs to the community, not to a specific person. Ahferom Tewelde’s book invites us to embrace that collective wisdom and to own it. It asks us to slow down, to listen to the voices of our ancestors, and to let their words guide us toward a kinder, more reflective life".

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[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

#Eritrea's 35th Independence Anniversary will be celebrated under the fitting theme: "Our Resilience: Our Guarantee".

The mantra is indeed a perfect epitome for the odyssey/historical trajectory of two Eritrean generations - the Yikaalo and Warsai generations - who had to summon and display unparalleled heroism and resilience and who were compelled to pay, in the process, precious sacrifices to ascertain and later protect their inviolable rights of decolonization and nationhood.

Indeed, the small nation had to endure and suffer under stifling and over-arching geopolitical calculus of major powers in the 1940s to be entangled in a bogus "Federal Arrangement" that soon degenerated into blatant annexation; conduct Africa's longest armed struggle for liberation after all its legal and peaceful pleas for redress were utterly ignored; face, in the aftermath of independence, imposed wars of destabilization against its sovereignty and territorial integrity; and, grapple with associated hostilities including unwarranted sanctions as well as subtle subterfuges of "strategic depopulation", unremitting defamation, etc. ርዝነት ናጽነትና እምበኣር ብዝሓለፎ ከቢድን መዘና-ኣልቦን ጉዕዞ'ዩ ዝትመን!

[Ministry of Information, Eritrea @shabait]

ሓካይምን ተሓከምትን ሰውራ
ካልኣይ ክፋል

እዚ ዓምዲ’ዚ፡ ኣብ እዋን ሓርነታዊ ገድሊ ካብ ውልቃዊ ትዕዝብትታት፡ ኣብ ሰውራን ድሕሪ ናጽነትን ካብ ዝተጻሕፈ መጽሓፍትን መጽሔታትን፡ ቃለ መጠይቓት፡ ከምኡ’ውን ካብ ኣርካይቭ ጨ/ስእሊ ሚ/ ዜናን ካልእን ዝተረኽበ ስእልታትን ሰነዳትን ምርኩስ ብምግባር ዝዳሎ ምዃኑ ኣቐዲምና ነዘኻኽር።

ተኸስተ መስፍን ብዛዕባ’ቲ ኣብታ ቀዳመይቲ ዕለት መጥቃዕቲ ናቕፋ ዘጋጠሞ ብርቱዕ መውጋእቲ ክገልጽ ከሎ ከምዚ ይብል፦
“ሽዑ ዶክተር ተኸስተ ምስ ረኣየኒ ብቕልጡፍ እዩ ናብ መጥባሕቲ ከእትወኒ ተጓይዩ። ምኽንያቱ ጥይት ፋክረስ ኣብ ኣፍልበይ ኣትያ ንመዓንጣይ ኣብ ሓሙሽተ ቦታ በሲዓ (ቆሪጻ) ብዓንዲ ሕቖይ ስለ ዝወጸት፡ እቲ መውጋእቲ ዘሰንብድ’ዩ ነይሩ። በዚ ምኽንያት’ዚ እዩ ድማ፡ ዶክተር ተኸስተ ናብ መጥባሕቲ ዝተጓየየ፣ ተሓጋገዚቱ ዝነበረት ኣብ ሞያ መጥባሕቲ ጽቡቕ ተመኵሮ ዝነበራን ኣብቲ እዋን’ቲ ነርስ ዝነበረትን ብርሃና ሃይለ ድማ ዘድሊ ምቅርራብ ክትገብር ዝነበራ። ድሮ ሃለዋተይ እፈልጥ ስለ ዘይነበርኩ ኣብቲ ሽዑ ንቐዳማይ ረድኤት ናይቲ ግንባር ኣብ ዝተዳለወት ህድሞ ከእትዉኒ ኣይተረደኣንን።

ናብታ ክፍሊ መጥባሕቲ (O.R.) ተባሂላ ዝተዳለወት ቴንዳ (ፓኪስታን) ኣእትዮም ሰዓታት ዝወሰደ መጥባሕቲ ገይሮምለይ ምስ ተበራበርኩ ድማ፡ “እዚኣቶም ሰብ ድዮም ወይስ መላእኽቲ” ኢለ ብውሽጠይ፡ ክልተ ግዜ ዝተፈጠርኩ ኮይኑ ተሰሚዑኒ። ከምዚኦም ዝኣመሰሉ ብጾት ክትከስር ቀሊል በሰላ ዝገድፍ ኣይኮነን። ሕጂ ንድሕሪት ኣስታት 50 ዓመት ተመሊሰ ክርእዮ ከለኹ፡ ኣብ ግንባር ናቕፋ ዝነበረ ኵነታት ሕክምና ኣዝዩ’ዩ ዝገርመኒ። ሓጺን ዲና ወይስ ስጋ ኢና ለቢስና ነይርና ኢለ ድማ እጠራጠር። ኣብ ሎሚ ኮይነ እቲ ሕሉፍ ገድላዊ ህይወት መስተንክር ከም ዝነበረ ብዓሚቚ ትዝታ እዝክሮ። ንዶክተር ተኸስተ፡ ኩሎም’ቶም ዘድሓኖምን ህይወት ዝሰዅዓሎምን ሰባት ክዝክሩዎ ይኽእሉ ይዀኑ። እቶም ዳግማይ ህይወት ዘርኣየና ንኣበርክቶኡን ሞያኡን ኣይንርስዖን ኢና።

ዶክተር ተኸስተን ብጾቱን ካብ ሰሜናዊ ሳሕል ናብ ናቕፋ ክኸዱ ከለዉ፡ ክልተ ባሬላን መሳርሒታት መጥባሕትን ተሰኪሞም እዮም ብድኻም ተሰኒፎም ናብ ናቕፋ ኣትዮም። ካብ ሰበር-ቀጠ ናብ ናቕፋ ብዙሕ ርሑቕ’ኳ እንተ ዘይኮነ ምስ ኣቀማምጣ ናይቲ እትኸዶ ቦታታት ብፍላይ እትወጽኦን እትወርዶን ዓቐበ-ቁልቁለትን ሩባታትን ኩርባታትን ኣድካሚ’ዩ። 24 ሰዓታት ተጓዒዞም ኩባያ ሻሂ ሰትዮም ማይን መግብን ከይለኸፉ ብድኻምን ጥሜትን ዘግ ኢሎም ከለዉ’ዮም ተጓዒዞም።

ዶክተር ተኸስተን ብጾቱን ካብ ሰበር-ቀጠ ናብ ናቕፋ ምስ ኣተዉ፡ ኣብቲ እዋን’ቲ ንውጉኣትን ንመጥባሕትን ዝኸውን ቦታ ተዳልዩ ስለዘይነበረ፡ ኣብቲ ቅድመ ግንባር ንዝነበረ ናይ ሕክምና ቦታ ንኸዳልዉ እዮም ተበጊሶም። ኣብ ጠናስ ከባቢ ናቕፋ ኣብ ዝነበረ መኽዘን ቦጦሎኒ 607 ህድሞን ሓንቲ ቤት ጽሕፈት ናይቲ ቦጦሎኒ ዝነበረት ቴንዳን (ፓኪስታን) ተዋሂቦም ድማ፡ ንስራሕ ድሉው ገይሮሞ። ደሮና ምእንቲ ከይኣቱ ኸኣ ምድረቤት ናይቲ ንመጥባሕቲ ዝኸውን ቦታ (ቴንዳ) ብጭቃ ለቢጦም፡ ንኣፍደገ (ማዕጾ) ናይቲ ቴንዳ ብገመድ ኣሲሮም ኣዳልዮሞ። ብጭቃ ዝለበጡሉ ምኽንያት፡ ደሮናን በቲ ኣፍደገ ሰብ ሃንደፍ ኢሉን ንውሽጢ ምእንቲ ከይኣቱ እዩ ነይሩ።

ኣብቲ ቦታ ንመጥባሕቲ ዝኸውን ዓራት ስለ ዘይነበረ፡ ኣብቲ ከባቢ ብዝነበሩ ገባር፡ ብዝተጸርበ ዕንጸይቲን ምራንን ዝስራሕ ዓንገሬብ ዝተባህለ ባህላዊ ዓራት ቀሪቦም፡ ብጸፋሕቲ ኣእማን ነዲቖም ክብ ኣቢሎሞ። ብዘይካ’ዚ ንመቐመጢ ናውቲ መጥባሕቲ ዝኸውን፡ ናይ ኣጽዋር ዝነበረ ሰናዱቕ ኣብ ርእሲ-ርእሲ ደርዲሮም ኣዳልዮም። ጀነረይተር ስለ ዘይነበረ ኸኣ፡ ክልተ ላምፓዲና ቀሪቦም። ኣብ ልዕሊ ኣርባዕተኡ ኣእጋር ናይቲ ዓንገሬብ ባሬላ ኣቐሚጦም ድማ፡ ንመጥባሕቲ ድሉው ገይሮም። እዚ ንተበላሓትነትን ጥበብን ዶክተር ተኸስተን ብጸይቱ ዶክተር ብርሃና ሃይለን ዘጒልሕ ነይሩ። ኣብቲ እዋን እቲ፡ ነዚ ዝኸውን ፍርናሽን መተርኣስን’ሞ ዘይሕሰብ’ዩ። ኮቦርታ እዩ ነይሩ። ኮቦርታ’ውን እንቋዕ ተረኽበ። ንሱ’ውን ነቶም ውጹዓት ዝበሃሉ ጥራይ እዩ ደገፍ ዝግበረሎም ዝነበረ። ‘ብዘለካ ዝከኣለካ ግበር’ ሳላ ዝበሃሉ ድማ እዮም፡ ነዚ ኹሉ ክገብሩ ተዳልዮም።” ይብል ናይ ሽዑ ውጉእ ናይ ሎሚ ኣባል ሚኒስትሪ ዜና ተጋዳላይ ተኸስተ መስፍን።

ሓቂ’ዩ እቲ ብብርቱዕ ዝተወግአ ተኸስተ መስፍን ናብ ሕክምና ምስ ተወስደ፡ ዶክተር ተኸስተ ከም ዘዘንትዎ፡ ዶክተር ብርሃና ምድላዋታ ምስ ወደአት፡ ኣብ ጥቓ’ታ ህድሞ ናብ ዝነበረ ፓኪስታን ዝብሉዋ ዝነበሩ ንመጥባሕቲ ዝተዳለወት ቴንዳ እዮም ወሲዶሞ። ከብዱ ምስ ከፈቱዎ ድማ፡ መዓናጡኡ ሓሙሽተ ብሳዓት ጸኒሑዎ። ኣስታት ክልተን ፈረቓን ሊትሮ ካብ መዓናጡኡ ዝወጸ ፈሳሲን ደምን ኣልዮምን ሓጺቦምን ነቲ ብሳዓት ቆራሪጾምን ኣላጊቦምን ከብዱ ሰፍዮም፡ መጥባሕቶም ብዓወት ወዲኦም። ነዚ ኹሉ ክገብሩ ሰለስተ ሰዓታት ወሲዱሎም። ወዲ መስፍን ግን፡ እዚ ኹሉ ኣብ ኣካላቱ ናይ ምቑራጽ፡ ምስፋይን ምጥባሕን መስርሕ ከካይዱ ከለዉ - ኣይረኣዮን ኣይሰምዖን። ብሰንኪ’ቲ ብርቱዕ መውጋእቲ ዳርጋ ሃለዋቱ ኣጥፊኡ ነይሩ።

እቲ ውጉእ፡ ኣብ መንጎ-መንጎ ናይቲ ዝካየድ ዝነበረ መጥባሕቲ ግን፡ ናይ ምብርባር ምልክት የርኢ ስለ ዝነበረ፡ መደንዘዚ እናሃቡ እዮም መጥባሕቶም ብዓወት ዛዚሞም። ጸላም ከብድን ካልኦት ተነቀፍቲ ኣካላቱን ዘይምትንካፎም፡ እቶም ሓካይም ኣዝዮም እዮም ተሓጕሶም። ንፉዓትን ውፉያትን’ዮም። ሽዑ እዋን ንመጥባሕቲ ዝኾኑ መሳርሒታት ዘይምንባሮምን ኢንፍዩዥን ትበቀሉ ኣብ ዝነበረሉ ግዜን ብምዃኑ ድማ፡ ድርብ ዓወት እዩ ነይሩ። ኣብቲ እኹል መድሃኒት፡ ናውቲ ሕክምናን እኹላት ዓበይቲ ሓካይምን ዘይነበረሉ እዋን፡ ኣብ ሓሙሽተ ቦታ ዝተቖርጸ መዓንጣ ካብ ሓመድ ኣልዒልካ፡ ኣብ ራሕባ (ሸሓኒ) ብማይ ሓጺብካ፡ ለጊብካ-ለጋጊብካ ሓኪምካ ከተድሕኖ ብቐሊሉ ዝከኣል ኣይኮነን። እዚ ኣብኡ ንዘይወዓለ ሰብ ጽውጽዋይ እዩ ዝመስሎ። እቶም ዝነበሩ ከይተረፈ ክኣምኑዎን ክቕበሉዎን ከቢድ’ዩ። እዚ ፍጻመ’ዚ ንላዕለዎት ሓለፍቲ ናይቲ ግንባር ከይተረፈ ዘገረመ ነይሩ። ክሳብ ሕጂ ድማ፡ “ቀዳማይ ናይ ሰውራ ኤርትራ ዕዉት መጥባሕቲ” እናተባህለ ይጥቀስ ኣሎ።

ዝመጽእ ዘሎ መጋቢት 2027 መበል 50 ዓመት ምሕራር ከተማ ናቕፋ ካብ ኮነ፡ ክፍሊ ሕክምና ህዝባዊ ግንባር ድማ፡ ዝመጽእ ዘሎ ወርሒ መስከረም 2026 እቲ ፈላማይ ኣደናቒ ዕዉት መጥባሕቲ ዝገበሩሉ ስለ ዝኾነ፡ ክፍሊ ሕክምና ህ.ግ. ኣውራ ድማ ዶክተር ተኸስተን ብጾቱን ከምኡ’ውን እቲ ዕዉት መጥባሕቲ ዝተገብረሉ ውጉእ ተኸስተ መስፍን፡ ምስ ዝኽሪ ናይቲ ክቡር በዓል፡ ነቲ ብዘይ ምዕቡል መሳርሒ ኣብ ስንጭሮ ጠናስ (ጠብራ) ዝገበሩዎ ዕዉት ስራሕ ብኣኽብሮት ክዝክሩዎ ይግባእ።

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[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

FROM THE ANNALS OF HISTORY

Forged in the Rock: A Journey to the Heart of Eritrea’s Invincible Rear Base; by Habtom Tesfamichael

*"...Recently, I embarked on a journey through the rugged northern highlands of Eritrea, stretching from the defiant heights of Nakfa to the historic valleys of Adobha. This was more than a work trip; it was a pilgrimage to the 'invincible rear base' of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF). Here, amidst the thorns and the heat, a nation was forged not only through the quest for liberation and the pursuit for the legitimate right of decolonization, but also through an extraordinary feat of engineering, subterranean living, and an iron will that transformed these desolate canyons into a functioning, invisible state".

*"...But as we walked through the former garages, the story changed. This wasn’t junk; it was a resource. During the struggle, these valleys housed sophisticated mechanical shops where captured enemy hardware was cannibalized to create new tools. We saw the foundations of what were once bustling factories, protected by the shadows of cliffs and camouflage nets. Further along, we visited the mill sites. It is one thing to fight a war; it is another to feed an army and a displaced population in a desert. These mills, often powered by engines salvaged from destroyed vehicles, ground grain into flour, providing the literal “bread of life” for the liberation movement. They stand as monuments to the Eritrean doctrine of self-reliance—the belief that everything you need to survive can be built from what you find, or what you take from your oppressor".

*"...The deeper we traveled, the more it became clear that the Sahel was a 'subterranean republic'. Much of the EPLF’s infrastructure was carved into the very bones of the earth. We saw weapon storage facilities—cool, dry chambers hewn into the mountain—and administrative offices where maps were drawn, and orders were typed while MiG bomber jets circled overhead. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring site was the area leading toward Orotta. It was here that the EPLF maintained what is widely regarded as the most sophisticated and extensive underground medical network of any modern liberation movement. Stretching across a sprawling five-kilometer network along the valley floor, the Orotta Hospital was a 'hidden city' of clinics, operating theaters, and even a pharmaceutical plant that manufactured its own tablets and intravenous fluids. It was a feat of clandestine ingenuity that saved countless lives while remaining invisible from the air".

https://t.co/wOjlk9zb96

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Eritrea's senior delegation met today Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir, the Minister of Transport; Mr. Mahmoud Esmat, the Minister of Electricity and Renewal Energy; Mr. Alaa Farouk, the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation; as well as officials of the Egyptian Drug Authority and CEO's of other companies and institutions.

Themes discussed in these meetings include: opportunities and prospects of effective cooperation between the two countries in transport, and especially sea transport; exchange of best practices and collaboration on renewable energy; cooperation on food-processing; and, overall enhancement of trade in several areas.

[ቅያ ስጡም መስርዕ @MilieteG98545]

https://t.co/TcpRReV8t3

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Eritrea's senior delegation composed of Mr. Hagos Ghebrehiwet, Head of Economic Affairs; and, Mr. Nesredin Saleh, the Minister of Trade and Industry, held a series of fruitful meetings with various Egyptian Ministers and other institutions today.

In the meeting with the Minister of Industry, Mr. Khaled Hashem, the discussions centered on industrial best practices and the nurturing of robust sectoral ties between the two countries.

The delegation also met with the Heads of Central Bank and National Bank of Egypt respectively on cooperation in banking facilities; with the authorities of the Egyptian Commercial Services (ECS) on enhancement of bilateral trade in commodities produced in both countries; and, with senior officials of "The Future of Egypt Government Authority" that focuses on industrial and other developmental tasks at home and abroad.

Eritrea's delegation is scheduled to meet tomorrow with the Minister of Transport; the Minister of Electricity; the Minister of Agriculture; as well as the Egyptian Drug Authority.