Eritrean community festival took place in Giessen, Germany; opened by the governors of the 6 regions of Eritrea, it offered cultural and artistic performances, children's programme and programmes illustrating the unity in diversity of Eritrean people

A very ancient petrified tree was recently discovered at Adi-Kinzinab, located in the Adi-Quala sub-zone; this discovery could provide evidence of the migration of large mammals 27 million years ago, before the formation of the Red Sea

A workshop was held in Asmara focusing on the implementation of the national measles and rubella vaccination program, which also includes the distribution of vitamin A supplements

The Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov called at the port of Massawa, becoming the first Russian warship to dock in an Eritrean port