Africa Eritrea A five-year framework for development cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, energy, industry, health education and capacity building has been launched by the country and UN agencies
Africa Eritrea For the Microcredit and Savings Program in the Southern Region over 39 million Nakfa (nearly $2,5 million) was disbursed to clients in 2021; 63% of beneficiaries were women, 32% are involved in agricultural activities and 29% in small scale commerce
Africa Eritrea The country's cycling team has been excluded from the Tour of Rwanda because its members have not been vaccinated against Covid-19; the country is still the only one of the 55 African Union member states that has yet to vaccinate its entire population
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Agriculture is promoting palm plantations, having distributed more than 20.000 seedlings to date, but also offering training and awareness-raising campaigns; the project hopes to reach a satisfactory level of production within five years
Africa Eritrea President Afwerki said the country hopes to learn from China's development experiences and strengthen cooperation with China in various fields during the visit of the Chinese state counsellor and foreign minister
Africa Eritrea For the second year running, 21-year-old cyclist Biniam Girmay has been recognised as the best African cyclist by the organisers of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, an annual tour of Gabon
Africa Eritrea The country has yet to start vaccinating its population against Covid-19, said the head of the African Centres for Disease Control; it is the only country that has not joined the family of 55 African Union member states that are proceeding with it
Africa Eritrea Eritrean citizens in the Italian cities of Florence, Bari and Catania held seminars focused on the situation in their homeland; the meeting in Florence was held by Fesehatsion Petros, Eritrean Ambassador to Italy
Africa Eritrea China's ambassador and Eritrea's foreign minister signed a MoU on the Belt and Road Initiative, making the country the latest African country to join the BRI on 25 November
Africa Eritrea Today closes the ten-day training on the discovery and research of ancient and historical heritage organized by the Culture and Sports Commission for its 35 operators
Africa Eritrea Residents of the 13 sub-areas of Asmara and three other sub-areas in the central region are electing their area administrators, chief executive officers and village coordinators in 83 administrative areas
Africa Eritrea Eritrean nurse Mebrak Ghebrehiwet, who fled to the UK when she was 14, has been hailed by the Prime Minister for her work in transforming care for eating disorder patients after winning Nurse of the Year four years ago
Africa Eritrea United Nations General Assembly has chosen Eritrea, often criticised for alleged rights abuses, to take a seat on the UN Human Rights Council as of 1 January