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9th YPFDJ Conference–which was convened from March 29 to April 1 in Birmingham, UK, under the banner theme: “Efficient Organizational Development for Fruitful Economic and Vocational Input of the Youth”– was concluded passing key resolutions. This Conference is in line with the domestic forums that have been conducted periodically in the effort to promote the consciousness and organizational capacity of the youth, as well as the political task of mentoring young cadres.

Silver jubilee of the demise of Nadew Command will be commemorated March 17 through 19 in Afábet under the banner theme”  “Demise of Nadew Command, a Turning Point Feat!” It  was  25  years  ago,  on March 17 to 19, 1988, that our freedom fighters accomplished a turning point feat in the history of Eritrea’s liberation struggle that dealt once and for all a blowing defeat by laying a siege to a formidable  enemy command– otherwise  known  as  the  Nadew  Command–which  had  constituted  a significant portion of the Ethiopian Derg army around the Nakfa Front.

The Government of Eritrea has issued Proclamation No.  173/2013 dated February 20, 2013. This Proclamation pertains to the opening of foreign currency deposit accounts in Eritrean banks, domestic commercial transactions and/or contracts, currency remittance and exchange and the declaration of currency for travelers arriving into and departing from Eritrea. It is to be noted that the previously issued Proclamation No. 171/2012, dealing with the participation of citizens in the ownership of public utility is already in effect.

23rd anniversary of Operation Fenkil is being commemorated from February 8 to 10 in a colorful manner. This commemoration constitutes a glorious national history for which the Eritrean freedom fighters demonstrated heroic feats on the land and sea with few equals on a planetary scale. Deemed to be one of the world’s military feats for its remarkability of military strategy, scale and thunderbolt tactics, Operation Fenkil is a great event of which Eritrean generations should forever take due pride and commemorate. The operation, further than uprooting the vital lifeline of colonization, spawned the country’s full independence while at the same time heralding the inevitable demise of enemy forces.