Anseba region is a place where three Eritrean ethnic groups who have varied languages, religious and cultures live together in harmony. One could easily notice the diversity of the major ethnic groups of Tigrinia, Tigre and Bilen in inhabiting the area, while at the same time, sense the spirit of unity amongst them. The inhabitants estimated 429,000 are engaged in agriculture, agro-pastoralist and business ventures. For many years, they were deprived of development trend in their region instead they were prone to drought, war and poverty. After independence, nevertheless, the Government of Eritrea has envisaged and implemented development programs that would pave a way for modernization and improve the living standard of the inhabitants. It was concerning the development journey of the Administration of Anseba region in the past 20 years of independence that a symposium was held in Keren town from May 5-6.
Eritrea’s pristine coastal areas harbor a wide range of marine resources that consists of many species of fish, coral reefs, and a large number of sea animals among others. According to reports from the Ministry of Marine Resources, around 1,000 species of fish have been recorded in Eritrea’s part of Red Sea. The Symposium of the Ministry of Marine Resources that was held along with the symposium of Southern Red Sea Region Administration enabled the participants to become acquainted with coastal resources through a lengthy travel along the coastal lines.
Historical records bear out the fact that customary laws in Eritrean society had been practiced since the 14th century. These customary laws emanated essentially from the long-established cultural believes and norms of the Eritrean society and were founded upon the fundamental code of conduct of treating every person equally before the law. Those customary laws served as guiding principles for Eritrean communities in maintaining peace and crime prevention.
One who travels to Denkalia of the Southern Red Sea Region(SRSR) of Eritrea would not only admire the beautiful scenery along the way to Assab, but would also learn how potentially rich both in marine and land resources the region is. While travelling along the smoothly paved road, one would wonder on how effectively such a road was constructed in an area covered with volcanic rocks. The SRSR, which possesses over 600 km of coastal area, is situated along the Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa. The total area of this region covers 49 % plains, 44 % mountains and hills as well as 7 % volcanic areas. Despite of its substantial natural resources the region was severely underdeveloped in the period prior to independence, whereas Assab was relatively spared as compared to the rest of the region just for the vested ends of the Ethiopian colonialism. The administration of Southern Red Sea Region therefore, conducted a two-day regional symposium that evaluated 20 years of development activities from 28 to 29 April of 2011 at Blien-Coma Hall in the region’ s capital, Assab.
The existing fascinating art deco in Asmara, Byzantine and Turkish buildings in Massawa, ancient roads and traces of railways prove that modern construction industry was introduced long time ago in Eritrea. Urban master plan was drafted in 1895 for the first time and Eritrean rural areas began to morph into urban and semi-urban centers. However, its advancement was crippled due to prolonged wars.
The significant role trade and industry play in creating a sustainable economic growth has never been overlooked. Eritrea’s development in such industrialization and trading activities in one of Africa’s first. The trade and industry sector of the country begun to revive once again after independence with the then 42 government and 644 private owned industrial plants which embraced more than 10,000 employees. The ministry of Trade and Industry conducted a symposium that evaluated a two-decade journey in industrial and trading development.
As part of the on-going series of symposiums to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Eritrean Independence, the Southern Administration Region symposium was held in Mendefera town. The symposium conducted from April 16 to 17 highlighted the endeavors carried out in the past 20 years and the challenged overcome as well as the outlined future work program.
Anseba region is a place where three Eritrean ethnic groups who have varied languages, religious and cultures live together in harmony. One could easily notice the diversity of the major ethnic groups of Tigrinia, Tigre and Bilen in inhabiting the area, while at the same time, sense the spirit of unity amongst them. The inhabitants estimated 429,000 are engaged in agriculture, agro-pastoralist and business ventures. For many years, they were deprived of development trend in their region instead they were prone to drought, war and poverty. After independence, nevertheless, the Government of Eritrea has envisaged and implemented development programs that would pave a way for modernization and improve the living standard of the inhabitants. It was concerning the development journey of the Administration of Anseba region in the past 20 years of independence that a symposium was held in Keren town from May 5-6.
Eritrea’s pristine coastal areas harbor a wide range of marine resources that consists of many species of fish, coral reefs, and a large number of sea animals among others. According to reports from the Ministry of Marine Resources, around 1,000 species of fish have been recorded in Eritrea’s part of Red Sea. The Symposium of the Ministry of Marine Resources that was held along with the symposium of Southern Red Sea Region Administration enabled the participants to become acquainted with coastal resources through a lengthy travel along the coastal lines.
Historical records bear out the fact that customary laws in Eritrean society had been practiced since the 14th century. These customary laws emanated essentially from the long-established cultural believes and norms of the Eritrean society and were founded upon the fundamental code of conduct of treating every person equally before the law. Those customary laws served as guiding principles for Eritrean communities in maintaining peace and crime prevention.
One who travels to Denkalia of the Southern Red Sea Region(SRSR) of Eritrea would not only admire the beautiful scenery along the way to Assab, but would also learn how potentially rich both in marine and land resources the region is. While travelling along the smoothly paved road, one would wonder on how effectively such a road was constructed in an area covered with volcanic rocks. The SRSR, which possesses over 600 km of coastal area, is situated along the Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa. The total area of this region covers 49 % plains, 44 % mountains and hills as well as 7 % volcanic areas. Despite of its substantial natural resources the region was severely underdeveloped in the period prior to independence, whereas Assab was relatively spared as compared to the rest of the region just for the vested ends of the Ethiopian colonialism. The administration of Southern Red Sea Region therefore, conducted a two-day regional symposium that evaluated 20 years of development activities from 28 to 29 April of 2011 at Blien-Coma Hall in the region’ s capital, Assab.
The existing fascinating art deco in Asmara, Byzantine and Turkish buildings in Massawa, ancient roads and traces of railways prove that modern construction industry was introduced long time ago in Eritrea. Urban master plan was drafted in 1895 for the first time and Eritrean rural areas began to morph into urban and semi-urban centers. However, its advancement was crippled due to prolonged wars.
The significant role trade and industry play in creating a sustainable economic growth has never been overlooked. Eritrea’s development in such industrialization and trading activities in one of Africa’s first. The trade and industry sector of the country begun to revive once again after independence with the then 42 government and 644 private owned industrial plants which embraced more than 10,000 employees. The ministry of Trade and Industry conducted a symposium that evaluated a two-decade journey in industrial and trading development.
As part of the on-going series of symposiums to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Eritrean Independence, the Southern Administration Region symposium was held in Mendefera town. The symposium conducted from April 16 to 17 highlighted the endeavors carried out in the past 20 years and the challenged overcome as well as the outlined future work program.