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Solid Foundation Being Laid Towards Ensuring Equitable Development For Generations: President Isaias (PART II)
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Solid Foundation Being Laid Towards Ensuring Equitable Development For Generations: President Isaias (PART II)
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Your Excellency, it is well understood that Eritrea’s development strategy has so far placed the realization of food security- in terms of quantity and quality- at the forefront. Indeed, tremendous energy and investment has been marshaled towards that objective. Can we claim that Eritrea has achieved food security or that the country has reached a stage where it can store a reliable strategic food reserve? And for the next five years, what does our comprehensive development strategy look like? Specifically, how can you describe the success in securing an indispensable food reserve? 
A number of foreign and Eritrean musicians have arrived to Eritrea to stage music performance in the occasion of 20th independence anniversary. Numerous musicians from Uganda, Senegal, Barbados, Peru, and Germany have already arrived. Shabait.com has conducted a brief interview with Jackie Chandiru from Uganda. Excerpts follow:
The Ministry of Justice will hold a symposium in Keren town from 2 to 4 May. The Minister of Justice, Ms. Fawzia Hashim conducted an interview with ERI-TV concerning the endeavors undertaken over the past 20 years in connection with the upcoming symposium. Excerpts follow:
Various road networks, dams, bridges, public buildings and other infrastructure facilities have been constructed in the past 20 years. This demonstrates the commitment of the Government especially the Ministry of Public Works to reconstruct the country’s war-ravaged facilities. So far, the construction process has added vital impetus to the all-round development drive and brought tangible results in the living standard of the public. In line with the underway symposiums, the Ministry of Public Works is going to hold its symposium from April 25 to 27 to evaluate its past achievements and shortcomings as well as highlight future programs. Minister Abreha Asfeha has conducted an interview with ERI-TV in connection with forth coming symposium. Excerpts follow:
Knowing for its archeological and historical sites as well as geographical scenery, the Southern region is the most densely populated area in Eritrea. The merger of Seraye and Akeleguzay provinces has formed this region with surface area of around 10,000 square Kilometers. It is inhabited by around 175,000 families. Southern region is categorized into 12 sub-zones comprising 231 administrative areas.
Gash-Barka region is the largest province in Eritrea sprawling over 37,000 sq. kms of land and inhabited by around 600,000 people. It has 14 sub-zones, 187 area administrations and 834 villages. The region has vast arable agricultural land that could yield harvest more than twice a year and three big rivers namely, Barka, Tekeze and Gash. Moreover, Gash Barka also occupies special place in the history of the country since the first bullet of armed struggle was fired there. Following the achievement of independence, various development projects have been carried out in the region that paved a way for modernization. The Administrator of the region, Mr. Musa Rab’a conducted an interview with ERI-TV in connection with the symposium of the region that was opened today in Barentu.