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Outgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- At the end of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number of 'concrete achievements' that have strengthened U.S. ties to Africa. Nagy, who assumed the post in June 2018 nearly two decades after retiring as a career foreign service officer, which included ambassadorial tours in Guinea and Ethiopia under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, was interviewed by AllAfrica's Reed Kram (AllAfrica)


The Beauty in Eritrean Religious Ceremonies

[Shabait] It was 8 in the morning and I was rushing to get to my work place. I was running by the streets of Harnet Avenue. I decided to take a rest as I was panting. While I was taking a rest I took my phone out of my pocket to check if I could make it to work before 8.20 a.m. That's when I realized it was the 19th of January. "Wow, it has already been a year!" I started to reminisce about the past. I looked around and found myself around Bahti Meskerem. That place suddenly made me nostalgic because last year at th (AllAfrica)


Killing of Respected Ex-Foreign Minister Needs International Investigation

[African Arguments] Seyoum Mesfin, who was killed in Tigray this week at the age of 71, was Ethiopia's longest-serving foreign minister. His untimely death robs Ethiopia of a man who exemplified the country's tradition of enlightened and progressive patriotism. (AllAfrica)


Mental Illness and Disorders - a Snapshot

[Shabait] Mental illnesses (also sometimes referred to as mental disorders) are conditions that affect an individual's thinking, feelings, moods, and behaviors. They are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work, or family activities. Ranging in duration from temporary or occasional to long-lasting (which is called chronic), mental illnesses can impact an individual's ability to function, substantially interfere with or limit major life activities, or affect how one relates to and interact (AllAfrica)


Announcement From the Ministry of Health

[Shabait] Two hundred nine patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers and OPD Services in the Central, Gash Barka, and Southern Regions. (AllAfrica)


Sudan Delegation Visits Eritrea to Discuss Regional Security

[Radio Dabanga] Asmara -- A high-level Sudanese delegation returned from a one-day visit to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, yesterday evening. (AllAfrica)


Book Review and Conversation With Amanuel Biedemariam

[Shabait] Recently I read the book, The History of the USA in Eritrea: From Franklin D. Roosevelt To Barack Obama and How Donald Trump Changed The Course Of History, written by Amanuel Biedemariam, an Eritrean-American author. Published in August 2020, the book provides a broad overview of the US' relationship with Eritrea over the decades. Here, I offer a brief review of the book and then a short summary of my recent conversation with the author. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea - 2020 - Year in Review (Part III & Final)

[Shabait] *Editor's note: Around the world, 2020 was turbulent, challenging, and a year truly unlike any other. This article, reviewing the period from September to December, is the third in a three-part series that looks back at some of the important events and developments that unfolded in Eritrea during 2020. Parts I and II were published in earlier editions of Eritrea Profile. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea in the Tigray War - What We Know and Why It Might Backfire

[African Arguments] The war against the TPLF will not be quick or easy, and it already looks to be going badly for Eritrea's president. (AllAfrica)


Mekelle Interim Mayor Says Remark On Eritrea Forces Only a Repeat of Military Official - Interim CEO Says Mayor Not Mandated to Speak On the Issue, Corrective Measure Taken

[Addis Standard] Commenting on his remarks regarding the presence and involvement of Eritrean forces in Tigray's armed conflict, Atakilti Hailesilasie, interim mayor of Mekelle City told Addis Standard by phone that his remarks were "only a repeat of what Maj. Gen. Belay Seyoum, Chief of the North Command, relayed at a public conference to the question repeatedly raised by the people." (AllAfrica)


Mekelle City Interim Mayor Admits Presence and Participation of Eritrean Forces in Tigray Conflict

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ataklti Haileselassie, Interim Mayor of Mekelle city who was appointed by the Tigray regional state interim administration, admitted the presence and participation Eritrean forces in the armed conflict in Tigray. (AllAfrica)


Sports Festival of Nationals in Khartoum

[Shabait] Sports festival of Eritrean community in Khartoum that was organized in cooperation with the Eritrean Embassy in Sudan commences on 30 December with patriotic zeal. (AllAfrica)


Continued Threat Posed By Covid-19 Means It Is Too Early to Relax

[Shabait] *Editor's note: while Eritrea has had considerable success in controlling COVID-19, the country must remain vigilant. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea - 2020 - Year in Review (Part I)

[Shabait] *Editor's note: Around the world, 2020 has been turbulent, challenging, and a year truly unlike any other. This article, reviewing the period from January to April, is the first in a three-part series that looks back at some of the important events and developments that unfolded in Eritrea over the past year. Parts II and III will be published in subsequent editions of Eritrea Profile. (AllAfrica)


Dimtsi Hafash - Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea

[Shabait] Radio Dimtsi Hafash celebrated its 42nd birthday yesterday. It was established as a clandestine broadcaster at a critical time on January 1, 1979, following the strategic withdrawal of Eritrea's freedom fighters in 1978. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea - 2020 - Year in Review (Part II)

[Shabait] *Editor's note: Around the world, 2020 has been turbulent, challenging, and a year truly unlike any other. This article, reviewing the period from May to August, is the second in a three-part series that looks back at some of the important events and developments that unfolded in Eritrea over the past year. Part I was published in the last edition of Eritrea Profile, while Part III will be featured next week. (AllAfrica)


Activity Assessment Meeting By Nationals in Melbourne

[Shabait] Eritrean nationals residing in Melbourne, Australia, conducted 2020 activity assessment meeting on 27 December and charted out programs for 2021. (AllAfrica)


Financial Support to Disadvantaged Families

[Shabait] Asmara -- Financial support was extended to disadvantaged families in Godaif administrative area, Central region. (AllAfrica)


President Isaias Afwerki's Message On New Year

[Shabait] Dear compatriots at home and abroad, (AllAfrica)


Commendable Effort to Control Desert Locust Invasion

[Shabait] Commendable pre preparation and integrated effort has been conducted to control the desert locust invasion that was observed in the Central region's sub-zones of Berik, Gala-Nefhi, Serejeka and Akria. The report was made at an assessment meeting conducted today, 29 December at Asmara Municipality Hall. (AllAfrica)


United Nations Agencies Deliver Lifeline Food Assistance to 25,000 Eritrean Refugees in Tigray

[WFP] Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month's worth of food supplies through a joint distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Ethiopia's Agency for Refugees and Returnee Affairs (ARRA). (AllAfrica)


Announcement From the Ministry of Health

[Shabait] One hundred eighty one patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Southern and Gash Barka Regions as well as at OPD Services in Asmara, Central Region. (AllAfrica)


Marriage Is Not a Private Affair

[Shabait] The famous Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe, has a short story titled, "Marriage is a Private Affair", which describes the conflict that arises out of the antagonistic conceptions a son and his father ascribe to marriage and how it should be conducted. The father, a Christian Nigerian, tries to convince his son, a modern-minded young man, why he (the son) should not marry a young woman, whom he (the father) didn't approve of. The son thinks it is not his father's business to decide who he (the son) should (AllAfrica)


Annus Horribilis - Why 2020 Was the Horn of Africa's Worst Year

[Nation] An air of optimism greeted the year 2020, but it has turned out to be the Horn of Africa's -- and indeed the World's -- worst Year-- an annus horribilis. Many are happy that this "horrible year" has come to an end. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea Earthquake Felt in Eastern Sudan's Kassala

[Radio Dabanga] Kassala -- Residents of Kassala in eastern Sudan witnessed a light earthquake on Friday. (AllAfrica)


Shaping Peace Together in the Sahel

[allAfrica] The International Day of Peace, which is an annual special day, observed on 21 September around the world, has a distinct place in the Sahel. The United Nations established this special day in 1981 and in 2011, the UN General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the day as one fully devoted to non-violence and ceasefire among combatants across the globe. (AllAfrica)


The Eritrea-Ethiopia Peace Deal Is Yet to Show Dividends

[ISS] It's been over two years since the much-heralded rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia culminated in a peace and friendship agreement in July 2018. The deal, brewed personally by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, symbolised an end to the 20 years of no war, no peace situation and the start of cordial relations between the two countries. (AllAfrica)


Eritrea, Sudan Agree to Bolster Bilateral Ties Including Regional Security

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Eritrea and Sudan have agreed to intensify their ongoing joint efforts to bolster regional peace. (AllAfrica)


Al-Burhan Concludes Visit to Eritrea

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Head of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt-General, Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan returned home, Monday, concluding one-day official visit to the State of Eritrea during which he had talks with the Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki on bilateral relations and means for developing them further. (AllAfrica)


Transitional Sovereign Council President Leaves to Eritrea

[SNA] Khartoum -- President of the Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) 1st. Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan left today to Asmara on a short visit to Eritrea. (AllAfrica)


Al-Burhan Arrives in Asmara On Official Visit

[SNA] Asmara -- President of the Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) 1st. Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan arrived today in the Eritrean capital of Asmara on an official one-day visit. (AllAfrica)