Who is Yonas Kibreab, 14-year-old Filipino-Eritrean star of Pixar's Elio?

In Elio, a boy is transported to a utopia in the middle of the galaxy. It’s called the Communiverse, a place where aliens from across the stars joyously share the secrets of the universe. For young Elio, it’s a dream come true. Yonas Ascuncion...

Eritrea: Commemoration Of World Drought And Desertification Day

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Drought and Desertification Day was commemorated at the national level at Embasoira Hotel, Asmara, on 17 June under the theme“Restore the Land – Unlock the...

Cleaner energy for displaced lives

Hilina was born in the Ali-Addeh camp in Djibouti. It is the only home she has ever known. 17 000 people live in this camp alone. ©FAO/Nick Oloo 20/06/2025 Squatting next to a compact and energy-efficient stove, Hilina stirs her soup, smiling....

Col. Nakalema Hails Eritrean Investors’ Contribution to Uganda’s Economic Development

The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema yesterday met and held fruitful discussions with a delegation of Eritrean investors in Uganda. The investors are generally into hospitality, technology, energy and...

Three decades, one leader - how Eritreans had their hopes dashed

Teklemariam BekitEditor, BBC Tigrinya ShareSave For many Eritreans, the hopes of the early days of the presidency of Isaias (left in 1994) have been dashed 30 years later Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders,...

Eritrea: Workshop On Reducing Environmental Pollution

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- A workshop aimed at addressing health problems affecting humans and livestock, as well as environmental pollution caused by unsafe waste management and plastic use,...

Eritrea: World Blood Donor Day Observed At National Level

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Blood Donor Day, 14 June, was observed at the national level in Asmara under the theme“Give Blood, Give Hope – Together We Save Lives.” Ms. Alem Berhe,...

Eritrea: Vocational Training For Students Of Hamelmalo College Of Agriculture

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo A three-month vocational training program has been provided to 315 students, including 174 female students, of the Hamelmalo College of Agriculture. The training aimed to enhance the students'...

National Tobacco Control Conference Held In Asmara

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, organized a National Tobacco Control Conference on 13 June at the National Confederation of Eritrean...

Readers and writers: Wide-ranging choices to challenge readers — or just fall into a romance

An involving story about movies and queer life in San Francisco decades ago, another about an immigrant who conflates gender-bending sex with colonialism, and a lighthearted romcom are today’s very different reading experiences. “Midnight at the...

Eritrea: How President Isaias Afwerki took everyone, including the Veteran Freedom Fighters, for a Ride

I aim to demonstrate not only how the former freedom fighters were misled, lied to, and exploited by the regime after independence, but also how their non-interventionist approach betrayed the very people they fought so hard to liberate from...

Eritrea: Hagaz Agricultural And Technical School Graduates Students

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Hagaz Agricultural and Technical School has graduated 131 students, including 54 female students, in certificate programs. The students received two years of both theoretical and practical...

Breaking barriers in Ethiopian Athletics

Elias Abi Chacra, a 75-year-old retired academic with a PhD in Geography and a master’s in Sport Science, has dedicated his post-retirement years to transforming Ethiopian athletics. Drawing from decades of experience as an athlete, coach, and...

Will Trump's travel bans, student visa crackdowns hit home in Brevard?

New restrictions on student visas and an expanded travel ban are impacting international students' ability to study in the U.S. Florida Tech is working to support its international students by advising them to keep their paperwork accessible and...

Eritrea: Encouraging Results In Ensuring Health Of Agricultural Production

(MENAFN- APO Group) The Ministry of Agriculture has reported encouraging progress over the past 34 years in maintaining the health standards of agricultural and livestock products supplied to markets. According to the Ministry's Regulatory...

Eritrea: Encouraging Results In Ensuring Health Of Agricultural Production

Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way

Yet again, the Horn of Africa is bracing for trouble. A region already frayed by wars almost every other decade in nearly 70 years, now hears a rising chorus of turmoil. Ethiopia’s leaders have become vocal, arguing that a country with more than...

Former Department of Energy Leader Reflects on a Changing Landscape

Source: AGU Advances Shortly after President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he nominated Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, then a biogeochemist at the University of California, Merced, to oversee the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. After a...

From reformers to rulers: Why today’s revolutionaries become tomorrow’s tyrants — Khoo Ying Hooi

JUNE 22 — It is one of the most tragic paradoxes in political history: yesterday’s reformists become today’s authoritarians. From liberation leaders turned autocrats to anti-corruption crusaders accused of graft, the world has witnessed the slow...

Review:To challenge the writing of Eritrean history is neither to rubbish nor to denigrate

This paper is made up of two parts. Several colleagues who read it advised me to split it to two unless I succeed to establish a coherent link between the parts. However, I decided to keep the original format of the paper for two reasons. First, I...