Eritrea - Ministry of Information

It’s Friday evening, a windy and chilly night is about to come and probably with some rain in parts of Asmara. The centre of the capital city becomes busy with residents enjoying the first hours of the weekend. Cafes, bars, restaurants fill up by the hour. The expat community, PFDJ officials, ministers, representatives of civil society groups, invited guests are also ready to enjoy the upcoming weekend by attending the celebration of Europe Day at Casa Degli Italiani.

In “Gratitude in low voices”, Dawit Ghebremichael Habte has managed to organize the memories of his journey and present a story that finds rare authenticity and validation of not just his own life but also that of others who have crossed his path. In doing so, he also presents Eritrea’s history, as each personal story reflects a part of the whole.

As to our social value, work is compared with dignity of the society. It goes like “No work, No dignity!” so value of work is very high in Eritrean society. To enhance work habit of citizens the government is putting efforts by organizing workers association for long.

Sustaining communities under the umbrella of self-driven agriculture and following a contented lifestyle is what the government and the society choose as a stepping stone to overall growth. Taking a vacation around the western region of the country would leave a stranger’s mouth open and be a surprise to witness the enormous commitment of the government in availability of ensuring food and nutrition to its people.

Disinformation about Eritrea has become a cottage industry among Eritrea’s quislings and the minority regime in Ethiopia. Not a single week goes by without some kind of mention of Eritrea by the regime, its self-serving think tanks and the Addis based international media, who have now become extensions of its misinformation campaigns. The latest report comes from IRIN and James Jeffrey, an Addis based free-lance journalist and Martin Plaut of the BBC. Eritreans know a thing or two about Plaut and the BBC, but who is James Jeffrey and what does he know about Eritrea?

When Europeans flocked to the New Continent following its discovery in 1492, the idea was to get as much gold and silver as possible from the land they mistook for India or the China of Marco Polo.