Category: Politics

The Entomology Center in Elaberet sub-zone is significantly contributing to controlling communicable diseases that are transmitted by means of mosquitoes.

Indicating the praiseworthy contribution of the center in reducing the prevalence of malaria in the past 20 years, Mr. Mensur Yunus, Entomologist at the Ministry of Agriculture branch in Anseba Region, said that the center is currently equipped with a modern laboratory facility and is in better condition to conduct more researches.

Mr. Mensur also said that the center is exchanging information and experience with similar centers in the Southern and Gash Barka Regions.

Expressing satisfaction for the tangible contribution the center is making in controlling communicable diseases, the experts in the center said that it will not be far that malaria and other communicable diseases that are transmitted through mosquitoes are put under control.

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

Eritrean Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, Mr. Yohannes Teklemicael met and held talks with Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan, on strengthening bilateral ties as well as regional developments.

Indicating that the Eritrean Government has strong belief that the people of South Sudan have the capacity of addressing their problems, Ambassador Yohannes expressed Eritrea’s full support to the implementation of the peace agreement.

In their meeting, Ambassador Yohannes and Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng discussed economic programs to the benefit of the people of the two countries.

The two officials also discussed on the responsibility and rights of the Eritrean people residing in South Sudan in general and that of Eritrean investors in particular.

Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng on his part commended the support the people and Government of Eritrea are extending to the people and Government of South Sudan.

Ambassador Yohannes also had similar discussion with Mr. Deng Dua Deng, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Sudan.

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

Eritrean women in the United Kingdom (showed their solidarity) on Saturday 12 March 2022 celebrated the International Women Day in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Cardiff, Middlesbrough, Coventry and Leeds, amid a variety of cultural activities, music poetry and other presentations.“Principled Belief for Timely Imperative!” became the resounding message of the moment in all the celebrations conducted.

Eritrean women who played a vital role in the 30 year Liberation Struggle for independence continue to contribute significantly to Eritrea’s social, economic and political development.

The celebrations in London, portray the great admiration and respect all Eritreans have for their gallant mothers and sisters. The celebrations in London began with a moment of silence in remembrance of those who gave their lives for Eritrea’s freedom. Following that Mrs. Elsa Abraha, Chairperson of NUEW-UK Branch welcomed everyone and presented the Official NUEW statement on the occasion.

Speaking at the celebration in which invited guests and hundreds of citizens took part, H.E.Estifanos Habtemariam, Eritrean Ambassador to United Kingdom & Ireland highlighted the unparalleled contribution and heroism manifested by the Eritrean women in achieving the independence of the country, national development and safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty.

He said during the 30 years war for independence about a third of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army members were women. In that bitter struggle Eritrean women were front and center of the struggle. Through their equal participation they proved that they were capable of doing anything their male comrades were capable of doing. In short there was no sphere of the struggle where women didn’t play pivotal roles. Many Eritrean women were also the backbone of the EPLF mass organizations inside and outside Eritrea. Thanks to the sacrifices of these brave daughters of Eritrea, Eritrean society has been transformed.

Finally Ambassador Estifanos Habtemariam, congratulated the NUEW for its decisive role in building a new Eritrea leading based on sender equality.

Today more than thirty percent (30%) of national, regional and local assembly seats are reserved for women. Women also have the opportunity to compete for the remaining 70% of the seats. As a result of this progressive policy the NUEW continues to register a noticeable change. In addition, the NUEW has also registered a significant progress towards achieving the Beijing and UN millennium ahead of many of African countries. Eritrean women’s readiness to play exemplary role, taking concerted action through strengthening their organizational basis and capacity.

According to reports dispatched Eritrean women in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Coventry and Leeds, similarly celebrated the day in a colourful manner, expressed the readiness of members of the Union for the success of the national resolute rebuff. Representatives of National Association in the UK, congratulated the Eritrean women for all the hard works and outlined the many achievements made and challenges faced by the Eritrean women in the struggle to build a new nation based on equality and progress.

Also at the celebrations held in all UK chapters, members of the NUEW branch asserted that the Day plays significant role in assessing the achievements and the challenges of the struggle waged by women to ensure their rights and roles in the Eritrean society. On the occasion veteran founders of the NUEWs used this celebration to pass on the torch to Eritrea’s new generation of women as a symbol of the need to transfer the basic values as cultural heritage. Poetry, with music by artists from UK entertained the guests all night.

Source: Dehai Eritrea Online

After Eritrea’s independence, the Government of Eritrea took initiatives to improve the standard of living of rural people based on the tenets of social justice and equal development.

In pursuit of this objective, the government has made substantial investments in rural areas based on the belief that unless these areas are given attention, the benefits of economic growth and development are not likely to trickle down to the majority of the population, particularly those in rural areas. This article gives an account of the development activities in Adobha sub-zone.

According to the local inhabitants, Adobha was difficult to pass through let alone to settle in for a long time due to its desert-like climate with little rainfall and difficult-to-access underground water. The name of the sub-zone is indicative of its climate. The name Adobha was originally Adoha, which means the enemy of the cattle. When herders were crossing Adobha in their migration from Barka (southwestern part of Eritrea) to the east in search of water, their cattle were dying there due to lack of water. That’s why it was named Adoha.

Mr. Mohammed Omer Drar, Administrator of the sub-zone, said that as there was not any social service in the past it all “had to start from scratch. Since then the sub-zone has grown fairly and its population is now increasing.”

After independence, lots of projects have been implemented to improve the livelihoods of the people of Adobha sub-zone. Until the administrative restructuring was made in 1996, the local administrations of the sub-zone were under different subzones, causing the people to incur additional costs of service. Then Adobha was founded as a sub-zone in 1996 with Etaro as its center. It is the farthest most and largest but least populated sub-zone of the Northern Red-Sea region. Some of the main problems of the sub-zone were transport, education and water supply.

Adobha sub-zone is one of the places where village regrouping is promoted due to the scattered nature of settlement of the population. Village regrouping is aimed at creating relatively larger settlements by bringing together several scattered villages to make it easier for the government to provide facilities and services.

For people to lead a sedentary life, the availability of potable water is critical. To ease the problem of potable water supply in the sub-zone, water is supplied using generators, solar panels, and manually-operated pumps. This has been a motivating factor for the regrouping of villages. During the armed struggle for independence, the area around Adobha served as one of the bases of the EPLF. The fighters fetched water from the wells dug around Etaro, Himbol and Ela-babu, which are still serving the local population. Agriculture was also developed around Badin but ceased to function after the end of the armed struggle. When the people of the sub-zone regrouped they have benefitted from the services provided, including education, healthcare and drinking water that have been made available near the areas they live in.

One of the sectors that have made major progress in this sub-zone is healthcare. There is one health center in Drit and one health station in Ela-Babu. In the remaining localities, healthcare service is given through foot medics. Healthcare professionals are giving commendable service in terms of raising community awareness and disease prevention. Though there is one ambulance in Drit health center, it is not sufficient to serve all the communities within the administrative areas because they are far from one another, Mr. Mohammed Omer said.

As far as education is concerned, Adobha sub-zone had no schools although literacy campaigns used to be carried out by the EPLF. Mr. Mohammednur Osman, director of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) branch in the subzone, said that nine schools have been opened since 1991. The schools, which include pre-school, primary and junior levels, are registering promising results in terms of increasing access to schools. School enrollment in the subzone is still very low, and Mr. Mohammednur said that they are working to increase the number of students who should be enrolled in the next academic year.

One of the endeavors of the MoE in the sub-zone has been to motivate students to be committed to their studies by providing assistance such as free meals during school days and stationery.

Adult education is also given and is playing a key role in reducing illiteracy. Most of the students are women and some will sit for the upcoming eighth-grade general examination, which is given at the end of junior secondary school education. Mr. Mohammednur said that there is a plan to open programs for students who couldn’t go to school at the appropriate young age.

The predominant economic activity in the sub-zone is pastoralism, with subsistence farming and few commercial agricultures that are operational. Most of the people of the sub-zone buy food products from Sudan. As an alternative, the administration of the sub-zone plans to expand agriculture in Badin to increase local production.

The biggest problem in the sub-zone is that of communication and transportation. Mr. Mohammed said that the roads need renovation and expressed his hope that this will be done in the coming few years.

Mr. Mohammed Omer said that as Adobha and surrounding areas were the rear base of the EPLF throughout the independence struggle, the Ministry of Tourism’s branch of the region should give due attention to preserving the historic places because of their significant value and contribution to domestic tourism.

Adobha sub-zone is one of the 16 sub-zones of the Northern Red Sea region. It is inhabited by around 12 thousand people in six local administrative areas — Adobha Nues, Mdgag, Hasta, Ela-babu, Ararb and Hager. Adobha sub-zone is mainly known for its mountainous landscape around the plateaus of Rora-Habab, Nakfa and Ayget and dry plains along the borders with Sudan. Eitaro (which is also called Drit) is 75 Km to the northwest of Nakfa. The remotest parts of the sub-zone are Ararb and Hager, 112 km west from the center of the administration. Most of the people live as pastoralists and a small percentage engage in trade and agriculture. The sub-zone is home to Bidawyeet and Tigre ethnic groups.

Source: Ministry of Information Eritrea

Many Tigrayans sick and tired of the tyranny of terrorist TPLF are fleeing from Tigray regional state to neighboring regions and Eritrea, according to Tigray Democracy Party (TDP).

In an exclusive interview with ENA, Tigray Democracy Party Public Relations Head Muluberhan Haile said a large number of people have entered neighboring regional states and neighboring country Eritrea in one month alone.

The head pointed out that “the terrorist TPLF has been disseminating propaganda that the people of Tigray are surrounded by enemies and the people have no choice but attack the neighboring country and regional states.”

Many Tigrayan youth have been misguided by this false narrative of TPLF, he said, adding that the terrorists propaganda is, however, failing and large numbers of people are escaping to the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions as well as Eritrea.

“We have accurate information that many youth are entering neighboring regions. For instance, a large number of youth is entering Kobo town in Amhara region,” he noted.

The youth are fleeing Tigray region because they hate the tyranny of the terrorist group and want to save their lives as well as liberate their people, the head added.

Though the terrorist TPLF committed heinous acts in Afar and Amhara regions by rejecting the ceasefire declared by the Government of Ethiopia, the people of neighboring Eritrea and regions are entering and sheltering in those places without any problem.

“We have reports that the terrorist TPLF killed five people who tried to enter Kobo town, and this shows that the terrorist group is the enemy of people Tigray which kills its own people,” Muluberhan stressed.

The people of Tigray have been paying heavy price as a result of the terrorism of TPLF, he further stated.

“Since the beginning of the reform, the terrorist TPLF has been trying hard to thwart the reform, but it failed. ”

According to the head, peace, development and democracy can only be ensured in Tigray by wiping outing the TPLF and its structure. The people of Tigray deserve equality, peace and justice.

Source: Ethiopia News agency

Kisumu Governor, Prof Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o won the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa) East Africa Regional Caucus vice-presidency seat.

Some 70 delegates drawn from the 15 members states of UCLGA East African Region unanimously elected the Kisumu County boss after having received an endorsement from his predecessor, Innocent Umiwana, who said that the governor was the best fit to even be the African President.

“Governor Nyong’o has what it takes to clinch the African Presidency,” said Uwimana.

Uwimana who is the current chairperson of Rwanda Associations of Local Governments Authorities (RAGLA), opted not to be re-elected to support Kenya’s bid for the position.

He vowed to lobby colleagues from other regions to ensure that East Africa wins the presidency at the General Assembly that will be convened in Kisumu during the Africities Summit.

Nyong’o expressed optimism that after Kisumu hosts the summit, other intermediary cities will have the doors open to also play host to such international event.

Also present in the caucus were chairpersons of the country chapters of Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA), a representative of young elected officials of 35 years and below for the network of Young Elected Leaders Officials of Africa (YELO).

Kenya also won the REFELA chairperson of the Election Commission which was taken by Hilda Kwamboka, an MCA from Mombasa County as June Ndegwa from Nairobi County became YELO’s executive committee member. Kirui Chepkwony from Nandi County became a Pan African Council member which is affiliated to Council of Governors (COG) and County Assemblies Forum(CAF).

Kenya’s Defense Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said Kenya joins other member states to urge their delegates to turn up for the first summit to be held in an intermediary city.

“As a country, we join UCLGA in urging delegates from all the member states from the East African region to join us in Kisumu, as UCLGA holds its first summit in an intermediary city,” noted the CS.

The 15 East African Region member states include Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Madagascar, Sudan, Eritrea, and Comoros.

The caucus was held in Nairobi in preparation for the May 9th Africities Summit which is to be held in Kisumu County.

Source: Kenya News Agency