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

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

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

A new candidate for the oldest person ever dying in the village, 127 years of age; some relatives believed he was actually 137 years old and had been baptized at the age of 10 because there was no clergyman in town before that

Swedish-Eritrean writer Dawit Isaak, accused of treason, has been held in prison in the country since 23 Sept 2001 without trial; UN experts recently called for the release of the journalist now imprisoned for 20 years, who may no longer be alive

Amnesty International, through its new #WhereAreEritreasDissidents campaign, has called for the Eritrean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested 20 years ago

The country participated in the ministerial conference on marine litter and plastic pollution recently held in Geneva, Switzerland, with the aim of finding a binding global agreement to prevent and control sea pollution

The country criticized the sanctions imposed by the United States on the head of the Eritrean army, accused of deploying troops in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, causing human rights violations

The UN has regained access to two Eritrean refugee camps in war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia, and shortly after warned that the 23.000 people living there are facing appalling conditions

Scholars, researchers and activists have launched the #AllowCOVAXforEritrea iniziative to put pressure on the government, as the country is the only one on the continent without a planned Covid-19 vaccination campaign and refusing international aid

Hamelmalo Agricultural College held its 14th graduation ceremony with 807 agronomy students in a variety of specializations, aiming at expanding research to maximize production and give farmers advice and help, including introduction to technology

The Commissioner of the UNHCR has expressed extreme concern about the conditions of Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, who have been forced to flee once again from violence and insecurity