Eritrea - Ministry of Information

This season of the year is the time where students complete their academic and vocational studies; it is also a time where teachers and parents reap the outcome of their long investment which culminates with the graduation of their students.

A conference assessing national festivals under the theme, “Our festivals: bridges across heritages”, has been conducted from the 6th to the 7th of June 2013. The conference was initiated with a goal to assess past experiences and fostering the capacity of organizing future festivals.

The people of Eritrea have as always celebrated the 22nd independence anniversary of their country with great patriotic zeal. The ever growing festivities and popular enthusiasm in celebrating the anniversary of independent Eritrea is not only associated with the unmatched fortitude and incredible gallantry, but also the united popular vigor that foiled the external hostilities, which were waged to obstruct development programs of a sovereign nation.

As  the  flagrant  invasion  over  Eritrea,  which  was  carried on  from  May  1998  to  June  2000,  was  dealt  a  blowing  re-buff, it is to be noted that a comprehensive peace agreement aimed at resolving the alleged border dispute was concluded in  December  2000  in Algiers.  The Algiers Agreement  was reached  following  the  mediation  by  representatives  of  the international  community–the  United  Nations  and  African Union–to which the US Administration, the European Union and the Government of Algeria are signatory guarantors for the said accord to enter into effect.