International human rights organisations, including Christian Solidarity Worldwide, organised a protest vigil in front of the Eritrean embassy in London, on the 20th anniversary of the detention of senior church leaders in Eritrea

Bail of NIS 84.000 (€5.300) has been posted the Eritrean government by to release its citizens from Israeli prison that had been involved in violent riots, vandalism and theft earlier this year in Tel Aviv

A workshop of the Ministry of Agriculture resulted in a regulatory document on quality standards for organic fertiliser exports; previously there were no official guidelines, Director General of Regulation and Control of the Ministry stated

Training on the maintenance and calibration of the National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory to combat livestock and crop diseases has been organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency

A new drinking water project to serve thousands of residents through solar-powered water distribution centres was inaugurated on 10 October in the Habero sub-zone of the Anseba region; over $500.000 were invested