Eritrea
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:28:17 GMTFinancial Support to Disadvantaged Families
[Shabait] Asmara -- Financial support was extended to disadvantaged families in Godaif administrative area, Central region.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:16:59 GMTPresident Isaias Afwerki's Message On New Year
[Shabait] Dear compatriots at home and abroad,
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:29:40 GMTCommendable Effort to Control Desert Locust Invasion
[Shabait] Commendable pre preparation and integrated effort has been conducted to control the desert locust invasion that was observed in the Central region's sub-zones of Berik, Gala-Nefhi, Serejeka and Akria. The report was made at an assessment me...
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:25:49 GMTUnited Nations Agencies Deliver Lifeline Food Assistance to 25,000 Eritrean Refugees in Tigray
[WFP] Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month's worth of food supplies through a joint distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Ethiopia's Ag...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:29:07 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] One hundred eighty one patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Southern and Gash Barka Regions as well as at OPD Services in Asmara, Central Region.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:51:46 GMTMarriage Is Not a Private Affair
[Shabait] The famous Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe, has a short story titled, "Marriage is a Private Affair", which describes the conflict that arises out of the antagonistic conceptions a son and his father ascribe to marriage and how it should b...
Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:17:41 GMTAnnus Horribilis - Why 2020 Was the Horn of Africa's Worst Year
[Nation] An air of optimism greeted the year 2020, but it has turned out to be the Horn of Africa's -- and indeed the World's -- worst Year-- an annus horribilis. Many are happy that this "horrible year" has come to an end.
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:30:34 GMTEritrea Earthquake Felt in Eastern Sudan's Kassala
[Radio Dabanga] Kassala -- Residents of Kassala in eastern Sudan witnessed a light earthquake on Friday.
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:36:41 GMTWho Will Call Out Eritrea's War Crimes in Tigray?
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Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:02:32 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Forty five patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers (9) and out-patient services (36) in hospitals in Asmara, Central Region.
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:37:30 GMTEritrea - Insight Into Tuberculosis (TB)
[Shabait] Last week, Sister Hiwet Neguse, Head of the National Tuberculosis (TB) Controlling Program at Eritrea's Ministry of Health, revealed that Eritrea has made considerable progress in combating TB over the past several decades. This news is ext...
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:37:28 GMTGraduation of Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences
[Shabait] Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, a merger of Orotta School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Asmara College of Health Science, held a virtual graduation ceremony on December 19 at Asmara University in compliance with all the saf...
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:37:26 GMT"Freedom, That's What Art Is" Painter Robel Solomon
[Shabait] Meet Robel Solomon, a painter who grew up playing around the studio of his uncles, two famous Eritrean painters, Michael Adonai and Berhane Adonai. Inspired by his uncles, Robel learned how to paint and enjoyed experimenting with different ...
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:20:27 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Twenty five patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Enda- Ghiorghis (12), Mai Mine (1), Decamere (1), in the Southern Region; and, eleven at OPD Services in Asmara, Central Regi...
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:16:48 GMTContribution to Bolster National Fund
[Shabait] Eritrean nationals in Canada contributed over one million Canada Dollars to bolster the National Fund to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:26:39 GMTGuidelines From the High Level Task Force On Covid - 19
[Shabait] The Government of Eritrea has been issuing and implementing timely guidelines and regulations in the past months keenly aware, as it is, of the grave danger that the COVID-19 pandemic poses, But in spite of these measures, there are prelimi...
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:26:31 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Fifty three patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Senafe (27), Adi-Quala (3), in the Southern Region; Tessenei (2), Gash Barka Region; as well as at Q/Centers and OPD Services...
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:18:14 GMTEritrea Profile 19 December 2020
[Shabait] Eritrea Profile 19 December 2020
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:28:05 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Thirty patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Q/Centers in Central, Anseba and Gash Barka Regions as well as standard tests conducted in Asmara for nationals prior to their scheduled travel abroad o...
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:28:03 GMTVoluntary Blood Donation
[Shabait] Massawa, 17 December 2020- Government employees in the port city of Massawa voluntarily donated 650 bags of blood.
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 04:47:52 GMTReports of Forcible Return of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Cause for Alarm
[Refugees International] "Refugees International is concerned about reports that Ethiopian government forces and Eritrean soldiers have forced Eritrean refugees to return to Eritrea or other locations where they may be in danger. For example, Eri...
Thu, 17 Dec 2020 07:39:05 GMTSaudi Arabia' Delegation in Eritrea
[Shabait] President Isaias Afwerki met yesterday, 15 December, at the State House Saudi Arabia's delegation led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The delegation delivered messages from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as well as ...
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:20:37 GMTSocial Services in Afabet Sub-Zone
[Shabait] Afabet, a sub-zone in the Northern Red-sea region, borders the sub-zones of Shieb in the east, Habero in the west, Qarora in the south, Gheleb and Hamelmalo in the north and Nakfa in the north-west. With a total of fifty-two villages and fo...
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:20:32 GMTThe Bicycle - the Machine That Has Become Eritreans' Friend
[Shabait] A traffic-policeman tried to find fault with how a priest rode his bicycle in town. He wanted to catch the priest breaking a traffic rule and watched him day-in, day-out, as the priest went about his daily chores in town. But the policeman ...
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:20:26 GMTKem Semai'n Meretn - Extending the Conversation On Development Projects
[Shabait] The last edition of Eritrea Profile (published on Saturday 12 December) featured a very interesting article entitled, "Transforming Arid Zones into Wetlands". Written by Kesete Ghebrehiwet and part of a larger series that explores major dev...
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:46:30 GMTNuew Organized Seminar (Virtual) to Members in Europe
[Shabait] Asmara -- The President of the National Union of Eritrean Women Ms. Tek'a Tesfamicael on 12 December conducted a seminar in a virtual format to members in Europe.
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:04:02 GMTSignificant Reduction in TB Incidence Rate
[Shabait] Asmara, 15 December 2020 - Tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate in Eritrea has significantly reduced in the last 10 years, Sister Hiwet Neguse, head of national TB controlling program at the Ministry of Health stated.
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:04:06 GMTAnnouncement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Fifty five patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Q/Centers in Senafe (13), Enda Ghiorghis (7), and Mai Dima (1) in the Southern Region; Mai Himet (1) in the Northern Red Sea Region; as well as Asma...
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:37:51 GMTPraiseworthy Select Potato Production
[Shabait] The farmers in Mendefera sub-zone that are engaged in cultivating select potato with the support of agricultural experts reported that they are collecting abundant harvest.
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:55:46 GMTContribution to Augment National Fund
[Shabait] Asmara, 11 December 2020- Eritrean nationals inside the country and abroad are continuing contribution to augment the National Fund to combat the spread of COVID-19.