Month: July 2024

 The Executive Board of the National Union of Eritrean Women conducted a meeting on 24 and 25 July to review the implementation of programs in the first half of this year and discuss the new strategic plan. The meeting took place at the central office of the union. During the meeting, a report was presented on efforts to enhance the awareness and capacity of women, increase their participation in education […]

 “We are excited to have you here to listen to our concerns. Our children are gradually disappearing as they fall victim to abductions, and we are worried about this troubling trend,” said Loliha Andrew, a visually impaired elder of Lowoi. Recent cattle raids and child abductions have left residents feeling distressed and concerned about their safety, access to basic services and disrupted schooling for boys and girls. “The other night, […]

 Eritrean professional cyclists Merhawi Kudus and Metkel Eyob clinched first and second place at Stage 4 of the Tour de Banyuwangi ljen Men Elite race. The race, which began on 22 July in Indonesia, covered 607.8 km over four stages. Merhawi Kudus and Metkel Eyob, both members of the Terengganu Cycling Team, made history by finishing first and second in the fourth stage, which covered 162.8 km. The two Eritrean […]

 The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, who is also the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, has donated a Pickup vehicle to the Hilla Limann Senior High School at Gwollu in the Upper West Region. The NPP flagbearer promised to provide the vehicle to the only Senior High School in the Sissala West District in response to a request by the late Paramount Chief of Gwollu, Kuri-Biktie Limann IV, made just […]

  Introduction Once again, the Catholic Church in Africa is celebrating SECAM Day with gratitude - the day on which the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org/) was founded by African Bishops. SECAM is continental body of liaison, study and consultation created to preserve, encourage and promote communion, common action and collaboration between all the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, and with the precise mission […]

 President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent similar messages to […]

 Hundreds of children living in the remote Gofa zone of Southern Ethiopia remain at risk of death and injury from rain-induced disasters, after surviving a series of landslides that killed at least 257 people, said Save the Children. On Sunday, heavy rains in the area caused a major landslide which buried hundreds of people, including children, and on Monday a second landslide buried those searching for them. More than 15,000 […]

  A domestic court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on July 31, 2024, in the landmark trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the country’s horrific 2009 stadium massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization has released an updated question-and-answer document about the proceedings. On the morning of September 28, 2009, several hundred members of Guinea’s security forces burst into a stadium in the country’s capital, Conakry, and opened fire […]