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

Biniam Girmay said he hopes to encourage more diversity in elite cycling after the Eritrean won the third stage of this year's Tour de France

Twenty-six students graduated from the Asmar music school after completing a two-year training programme

The Swiss government intends to send a liaison officer for talks with Eritrea but the country's readiness to readmit its citizens is a prerequisite for further negotiations; so far Eritrea has refused to repatriate Eritrean citizens from any country

The 11th annual Asmara College of Education festival concluded with a series of programmes highlighting the progress of quality education and the development of the teaching profession