Day: February 8, 2022

On February 7, in Massawa, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov was received by the President of the State of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, and had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea , Osman Saleh, and on February 8, he held a meeting in Asmara consultations with the Commissioner (with the rank of Minister) for Culture and Sports of Eritrea, Zemede Tekle.

During the conversations, a set of issues for the further progressive development of Russian-Eritrean cooperation in various fields was discussed in detail, with an emphasis on promoting mutually beneficial partnerships in the fields of energy, mining, healthcare and education.

As part of a confidential dialogue on international and African issues of mutual interest, the intention of Moscow and Asmara to strengthen constructive cooperation in the UN and other international organizations was confirmed. At the same time, special attention was paid to the military-political and humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. A number of practical aspects of preparations for the second Russia-Africa summit in 2022 were also considered.

Source: Dehai Eritrea Online

At an activity assessment meeting conducted on 4 February in the port city of Massawa, the micro-credit and saving program in the Northern Red Sea Region reported that in 2021 over 20 million Nakfa has been disbursed to customers and over 20 million Nakfa has been collected from beneficiaries of the loan.

Mr. Abdu Ibrahim, head of the program in the region, said that the objective of the program is to provide loan opportunity to customers in remote areas and semi-urban centers that could not get the opportunity from the official financial institutions and that so far 1 thousand 921 citizens have become beneficiaries.

Mr. Abdu commending the support provided from the sub-zonal administrators and stakeholders called for proper identification of those that could be eligible for the program.

Mr. Abdu also revealed a plan for 2022 to establish an office in Foro sub-zone and disburse about 25 million Nakfa to beneficiaries.

Pointing out that the program is significantly contributing in improving the livelihoods of customers, Mr. Tafla Asmerom, acting head of the program, said that reinforced effort will be exerted with partners to expand the program across the country.

The participants of the meeting conducted extensive discussion on the report presented and adopted various recommendations.

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea