Eritrea - Ministry of Information

Breathtaking hairpin bends winding down the magnificent mountain scenery give travelers a spectacular and unforgettable sight. And right where the cliffs begin, just beyond the village of Weki, a stunning view awaits your eyes; when the sky is at eye level it is filled with a dense white fog that makes you feel like you are floating in the clouds.

The Northern Escarpment on Eritrea’s Green Belt became famous after the construction of the Serejaka-Shebab road.

Tranquility, calm, freedom from interference, serenity, law and order, harmony, non-aggression… These are words that define peace. Finding peace at an individual, societal, national and international levels can be a challenging task to achieve. When one observes international history, peace has been constantly targeted and violated for political and economic gains.

Following a fruitful discussion with the President of the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW), Mrs. Tekea Tesfamichael, last Thursday, today’s issue will give a glimpse of our conversation focusing on the role of women in the Eritrean society, the challenges, opportunities and the need to exert efforts in regards to Eritrean young women.

Of all the bad and disgraceful experiences the world has ever seen, those that have an effect on a specific or targeted group as a whole have left a dark point in history.

In the old days agricultural endeavor was manually oriented and much of the burden was left to a farmer. The harder the farmer worked the more productive he became. It all depended on him and on the tools he possessed to double the production every time. But today technology is being used as a major assisting hand in agricultural activity.

In his seminal book The Wretched of the Earth, Franz Fanon stated “better to go hungry with dignity than to eat one’s fill in slavery” (Fanon 2004: 147). The moment I encountered this passage, I quickly came to recall a famous Tigrigna proverb which states, “Tmyet neyqetl zeyshebdaEdaE.”