Eritrea - Ministry of Information

A stage in the middle of the sea in the heart of the port city of Massawa, the audience sitting in the coastline, boats and ships creating a beautiful back ground through an attention grabbing movement just a few meters behind the glowing set stage surrounded with palm trees and also the refreshing sea breath intensifies the excitement of the pilgrims of the Silver jubilee commemoration of Fenkil Operation who waited keenly to see what is yet to be performed in such enthralling scenery.

It has been a quarter century since the historical Fenkil operation took place in the port city of Massawa. This victory operation indeed ignited a strong and intensifying excrement in total uprooting of colonial powers in a matter of months. This was finally realized with the achievement of the country’s full independence. So, Fenkil operation is continued to be commemorated as the back-bone of all sorts of emancipations which are now being enjoyed by all nationals.

The Ministry of education conducted a two-day annual assessment meeting from 29th to 30th January 2015. In the meeting held at Embasoyra Hotel in Asmara, annual report of the Ministry's Department of General Education, students' summer work program, current situation of boarding schools, media and adult literacy program, information and communication technology (ICT), Research and Human Resource development and other activities that are related to education and cultural issues among others were topics of discussion.

Last week, from 21st to 23rd January 2015 there have been events where African youth united together and sat under the same roof to discuss matters of mutual concern- WFDY African Commission Meeting that was held in Asmara, Eritrea. The participants of this meeting have shared views about the event and about their stay in Eritrea. Some of the participants poured their views during the presentation of different seminars and others have shared their viewpoints while enjoying cultural performance of the nine ethnic groups of the country by Sbrit cultural troupe in a dinner reception hosted at Asmara Palace in the evening hours of 22nd January, 2014. Below are their views about the meeting and generally about the country.

“It is only us who can develop our nations not others for us.” Mr. Yemane Ghebreab, Head of Political Affairs at the PFDJ. Mr. Yemane’s seminar at the meeting of WFDY: Africans commission held at Asmara Palace under the theme “African Youth United for Peace and Sustainable Development and Fighting Against Imperialism!” indicates that protecting national interests is the homework of any given nation and particularly that of developing nations and above all that of the youth. In the WFDY African commission meeting, a number of African representatives of youth associations have come to discuss matters that stand as barriers in the process of nation building as well as in the process of empowering the contribution of the youth.

Eritreans have for centuries decolonized their mind and developed a national sentiment which is unique to the country's context. It is through developing a culture of their own; they fought against any external domination and freed their country.  Through an ever intensified patriotism, they set out to establish a secured future. Aware of win-win relations, they have been working to establish exemplary bilateral ties with all organizations that work for international solidarity. Eritrean youth are as always at the forefront of this engagement which secures mutual respect.