Eritrea

A training was offered to 50 youth with a keen interest in the arts, on the concepts of drama, dance, and poetry in the port city of Massawa, organized by the Department of Culture and Sports in the Northern Red Sea Region

Meskel, marking the Finding of the True Cross, was celebrated across Eritrea with a central ceremony at Bahti Meskerem Square in the capital Asmara, attended by officials, clergy and diplomats alongside nationwide religious services and gatherings

A seminar on integrated organic agricultural practices brought together experts and academics to share findings and discuss innovative solutions as part of Ministry efforts to ensure “Safe and Nutritious Food for Everyone, Everywhere!”

An assessment on education for the 2024-2025 school year has been held in Asmara; teachers and stakeholders confirmed the progress registered by the data collected and he head of the education zone called for a school that also teaches justice

Pharmaceutical and Medical Supplies Corporation of Eritrea reported that the corporation is working to meet the medicine and medical equipment needs of health facilities; til June 2025, medicines and equipment for $8m were imported, 2,8 locally produced

Eritrea has invited bids to rehabilitate the Hirgigo power plant near Massawa, aiming to restore generation capacity, improve electricity supply and support industrial and port operations through upgraded infrastructure

President Isaias Afwerki on state TV blamed Mohamed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, for pushing to control Eritrea’s key port of Assab, pursuing expansionism along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean and destabilizing the whole region

The UN Human Rights Council has rejected Eritrea’s bid to shut down an independent investigation into alleged rights abuses, a move hailed as vital to preventing impunity, with 25 votes against, 18 abstentions and 4 votes in favour

Patriotic zeal across Eritrea reportedly saluted the celebrations of Independence Day 2025 under the theme “Our Cohesion—Our Armour”; programs featured public gatherings, cultural or artistic performances, children’s events, military parades, seminars

Eritrea underlined it had deliberately ensured that foreign assistance aligned with national priorities rather than with donor priorities, keeping a better control over its development agenda notwithstanding a global funding crisis

Cycling talent Milkias Maekele, known for his determination, joined Team BIKE AID, adding energy to their #RideForAfrica campaign; Eritrea is a nation passionate about cycling and home to some of Africa's top riders

Eritrean National Mining Corporation issued a press release in which it claims that international hostile economic policies openly targeting Eritrea's mining industry have eventually backfired against those country's geopolitical and economic interests

Authorities called on the international community to urge Ethiopia respect Eritrea's sovereignty and territorial integrity, adding EDF forces were deployed inside its border right after peace was signed in 2022 and are not intruding in Ethiopia's land