Eritrea - Ministry of Information

The Zagre Award that is yearly given to outstanding performers in the matriculation exams has already become one of the major rituals in our country. The fact that it has been one of the rituals to colorfully celebrate the achievements of relatively outstanding students who score 4 (while the magnitude of the reward may differ, it has to be noted that those who score 3 and above are also included) in their matriculation exams can have a considerable inspirational effect on the society as a whole and one can not underestimate the stimulating role of such a ritual. What other students will aspire to do and to be as the result of the influences of the ritual is really important.

Assuredly, the 10,860 sleepless days and nights during the revolutionary struggle for Eritrean independence are not easily decipherable. The determination of the people which was aimed at depriving fetters of the shyster imperialists and their masters, unity of the differently nurtured but well integrated seekers of judicious freedom, restless scenarios of confrontations between invaders and the Eritrean people are, indisputably, eternally memorable.

Right after the completion of group stage matches, CECAFA conducted its first press conference since the opening of CECAFA 2010 under 20 championship cup in Asmara. CECAFA matches have at present come to the end of group stage, and the first game of the semi finals had opened on Wednesday, 25th August 2010 with the match of Eritrea versus Rwanda at 4:00pm while the second match was between Kenya and Uganda on Thursday 26th August.

Youths from different age groups have been engaged in inventing and innovating different items like utensils and varied equipments that are significant in the daily activity of the society. But their engagement in such activities, and how effective the items they made has never been known till they displayed their products in occasions such as the Eri-Youth festival at Sawa and the National Festival at the Expo grounds.

Sunday 8th August 2010 saw the closing of Eritrea Festival that continued for 10 days at the Expo grounds. Individuals, institutions, regional administrations that participated in all the programs that added color to the annual feast were awarded in accordance to the contents presented.The closing ceremony was held at Expo exhibition hall with animated participation of the nine ethnic groups from the six regions of the country that had adorned the festival.  High ranking government officials and a large number of invited guests also took part in the closing event.

Washington, DC: 8 August 2010 - The 36th Annual Festival Eritrea-Washington DC kicked off with zeal on Friday August 6th, 2010 at the Washington DC Convention center, with a traditional Eritrean musical show, welcoming thousands of Eritreans who made their annual pilgrimage from all over the United States.

On Saturday August 7th, the Guest of Honor all the way from Eritrea, H.E. Dr. Woldai Futur, accompanied by H.E. Ghirmai Gherbremarian, H.E Araya Desta and members of the organizing committee officially opened Festival Eritrea 2010 followed by "Taste of Eritrea", an Eritrean traditional feast, hosted by the National Union of Eritrean Women-DC (NUEW-DC).