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#Eritrea Panel Discussion: “AI & Eritrea’s Development Story” Building Capability, Strengthening Visibility, and Shaping the Future David McIlroy, Chargé d’Affaires at the British Embassy in Eritrea,@david_mcilroy commended the Government of Eritrea and the United Nations for convening the high-level discussion, bringing together distinguished experts to share knowledge and experience on Artificial Intelligence. He highlighted what particularly impressed him: Eritrea's commitment to embracing AI opportunities and ensuring the country is not left behind in this rapidly evolving technological era. He also emphasized the importance of national authorities determining how AI should be applied within the local context, while learning from international experiences and expertise. Another important opportunity lies with the Eritrean diaspora, whose professionals are already active in the global AI sector and can contribute valuable knowledge and skills to their homeland. His remarks highlighted two essential priorities: embracing the opportunities AI offers while understanding its risks and learning how to mitigate them. Eritrea's AI journey must be guided by national priorities, strengthened by local capacity and enriched through global knowledge and diaspora expertise. #Eritrea #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #UNDay2026 #DigitalTransformation #Diaspora

#Condolences: Funeral Services for His Reverend Abune Lucas, Administrator of the Office of the Patriarch, Member of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Tewahdo Church, and, Archbishop of the Southern Region (Adi-Kayeh Section), held at Debre Libanos Monastery in Ham yesterday. The Funeral Services were preceded by extended prayers at Asmara's St. Mary Church in the early morning hours on Wednesday. Book of Condolences also signed by senior Government and PFDJ Officials as well as members of the Diplomatic Corps.

Salina ሳሊና Symbols of Selflessness 🇪🇷 Salina ሳሊና Eritrea…Massawa, which has an important place in the annals of the armed struggle, the scene of decisive battles, has testified to this truth twice – in 1977 and 1991. People lay down their lives for others on a daily basis, though such people are few and far between. The majority perceive the acts of these selected few as rare and heroic, and beyond the capacity of the majority of the population. Irrespective of the opinions of the majority, the existence of a nation depends on the sacrifice of such people. Ahmed Tahir Baduri, in Eritrea: Guuzo ab Tezekrotatey, writes of selfless fighters of the battle of 1977, especially a group of fighters commanded by Gherezgiher Andemariam, a veteran fighter who rose to the rank of Major General and later to General in the Eritrean Army after independence (page 423). “To check the advance of our forces, the enemy filled the salt-fields with water from the sea. What Gherezgiher Andemariam (Wuchu) said during the thick of the battle is retold to this day and serves as an evidence to the ferocity of the battle. His unit was in Salina [the salt-fields in Massawa] and the water rose to their waist and the Artillery Unit of the EPLF stopped shelling enemy positions because the fighters were very close to the enemy and it did not want to cause unnecessary casualty from friendly fire. Ultimately, the attack was called off because it was assessed as a failure. Fourteen years later, another assault was staged against the Ethiopian army in Massawa and its environs. This time, the well-equipped and more experienced EPLF fighters were determined that 1977 would not happen again. Massawa was like an Eritrean Masada. The attack was planned and executed with such speed and military prowess that an Ethiopian, an eye-witness of the fighting around Massawa and its environs, To block reinforcements from Asmara, the book recounts, the EPLF cut the Asmara-Massawa road, and repulsed attacks to get the highway reopened. Unaware that the EPLF was now equipped with modern weaponry captured at Afabet, and greatly encouraged by its ability to deal a deadly blow to its enemy, and its experiences of the past 20 years, the author misses the lesson the Front had learnt. The  Ethiopian army probably had forgotten SALINA , the Massawa salt fields, but the EPLF had not. It was determined that it should not happen again, hence the detailed planning and the speed of execution. Therefore, Massawa fell to EPLF hands on the 10th of February 1991 in less than four days. The battle was swift but was not without its challenges. Testifying to the role of the EPLF tanks in the battle, three tanks stand in a square outside the St. Mary’s Church in Massawa. The inscription just below each tank tells the major battles the fighters used the tanks for, during the struggle. They remind visitors and Massawa residents that Eritrea, and the city, in particular, was freed from the shackles of colonial rule at a cost. The great teacher, History, shows us nations are redeemed by the heroic acts of their fighters. Some among the people pay heavier prices than others. The price becomes all the more heavier because they know they won’t be able to see the fruits of their sacrifices. It is true, people prize themselves more than any other thing. But sometimes, people are motivated by a higher principle and give their lives to a cause higher than their fleeting lives.♥️🇪🇷 Eternal glory to our Martyrs. ዘለኣለማዊ ዝኽርን ክብርን ን ጀጋኑ ሰማእታትና #ERITREA

ዝርግሐ ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ሃገርና ዓንዶም ግርማይ (ወዲ-ደረስ) ስእሊ፦ ሳልሕ ዓብደልቃድር ቀዳማይ ክፋል ቅድሚ ሕጂ፡ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ሃገርና ኣብ ውሱናት (ከተማታትን ሓውሲ ከተማታትን) ዝተሓጽረ’ዩ ነይሩ። ካብ ቅድሚ 2 ዓመት ጀሚሩ ግን፡ ኣብ መላእ ሃገር ክስረሓሉ ጀሚሩ ምህላዉ ይግለጽ። ንሎሚ ኣብዚ ዓምዲ፡ ሓፈሻዊ ንኣበጋግሳ ናይዚ መደብን በጺሑዎ ዘሎ ደረጃን ከመይ ይመስል ኣብ ዝብል፡ ኣወሃሃዲት ስራሕ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ጨንፈር ካሪክለም - ክፍሊ ሓፈሻዊ ትምህርቲ፡ ሚኒስትሪ ትምህርቲ፡ መምህር ኣበባ ሃብቶምን ኣባል ናይቲ ኣሃዱ ዝኾነት መምህር ሚርያም ነጋሲን፡ ዝሃባና ሓበሬታ ቀዳማይ ክፋሉ ይስዕብ። • ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ክንብል እንከለና እንታይ ማለትና እዩ፧ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ሰፊሕ ዓውዲ እዩ። ብዓለም ደረጃ ድማ፡ ካብ ግዜ ጥንሲ ናይ ሓንቲ ኣደ ክሳብ ክሊ ዕድመ 8 ዓመት ንዝርከቡ ቈልዑ የጠቓልል። ኣብ ሃገርና ግን፡ ካብ ክሊ ዕድመ 4 ክሳብ 6 ዓመት የጠቓልል። ሓደ ቈልዓ ዕድመኡ 6 ዓመት ምስ መልአ፡ ናብ መባእታ ደረጃ ይሰጋገር። ቀዳማይ ክፍሊ ድማ ይጅምር። ዕማም ኣሃዱ ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ኣብዚ መዳይ፡ ኣብ ትምህርቲ ጥራይ ዝተደረተ ኣይኮነን። ናብ ርሑቕ ገጠራት ብምትኳር፡ ቈልዑ ዕድመ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ዝጅምሩሉ ዕድመ ኣብ ዝበጽሑሉ ከይጀመሩ ንኸይተርፉ ጠመተኡ ልዑል’ዩ። ነዚ ዝሕግዞ ምልመላ ስድራ-ቤታት የካይድ። ነዚ ዘገልግሉ ዝተዳለዉ መሳለጥያ ምህሮ (ማንዋል) ኣለዎ። ካብዚ ተበጊሱ፡ ንጥፈታቱ የሰላስል። ኣብዚ ኩሉ ክፈልጦን ክርድኦን ዘለዎ፡ ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ቀለማዊ ትምህርቲ ጥራይ ኣይኮነን ዝህብ። ኣስፊሑ ዝርኢ ዕማም እዩ። በዚ መሰረት፡ ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ክንብል እንከለና ብኣርባዕተ ንሓድሕዶም ዝደጋገፉ ኣዕኑድ (Pillars) ዝቖመ ምዃኑ ምፍላጥ የድሊ። ጥዕናን ኣመጋግባን ህጻናት፡ ኣልያን ምሕብሓብን ስድራ-ቤታት፡ ትምህርቲ ምሃብን ምቹእ ኣከባቢ ከም ዝፍጠር ምግባርን ድማ ይበሃሉ። ኣርባዕቲኦም ኣዕኑድ ንሓድሕዶም ተሳንዮም መታን ክኸዱ፡ ምቹእ ኣከባቢ ንኽፈጥር፡ ፈለማ ኣረዳድኣ ኮም ኣብ ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ክዓቢ ኣለዎ። ግደ መምህራን ኣብዚ መዳይ መመላእታ’ምበር፡ መተካእታ ናይ ስድራ-ቤታት ስለ ዘይኮነ፡ ስድራ-ቤታት ምስ ትምህርቲ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ብምዝማድ ከመይ ገይረን ደቀን ክሕብሕባ ከም ዘለወን ምርዳእ የድሊ። ስለዚ፡ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ባህሊ ኮይኑ ኣብ ኣተሓሳስባ ሕብረተ-ሰብና ክሰርጽ፡ ኣጠማምታ ስድራ-ቤታት ክምዕብል ክኽእል ኣለዎ። ኣብ ገጠራት ሃገርና ብሓፈሻ፡ ኣብ ርሑቕ ገጠራት ድማ ብፍላይ፡ ቈልዑ ተወሊዶም 6 ዓመት ክሳብ ዝበጽሑ ዕድል ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ዘይረኽቡ፡ ብመንገዲ ወለዲ ክበጽሕዎ፡ ናይ ምሕብሓብ፡ ኣመጋግባ፡ ጥዕና ወዘተ ኣፍልጦኦም ንምዕባይ ኣሃዱ ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ብፍሉይ ካብ ዝሰርሓሉ ዕማም ሓደ’ዩ። • እሞ ኣብዚ መዳይ፡ ብፍሉይ ህሱያት እንብለን ከባቢታት ብዓል መን’የን፧ ኣርባዕተ ዞባታት ኣለዋና። ንሳተን ዓንሰባ፡ ጋሽ-ባርካ፡ ሰሜናውን ደቡባውን ቀይሕ ባሕሪን እየን። ኣብዚአን ምቹእ ኩነታት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ንምጥጣሕ፡ መምህራን፡ ሱፐርቫይዘራትን ኣብቲ ስራሕ ዝሕግዙ ዓበይቲ ዓዲን ከም ዝስልጥኑን ኣብ ከባቢኦም እናተንቀሳቐሱ ንዝተወሰነ እዋን ከም ዝሰርሑን ተገይሩ። ውጽኢታዊ ድማ ነይሩ። ህዝቢ ፈትዩዎ ክቕጽል ብዙሕ ርእይቶታት’ኳ እንተወሓዘ፡ ዝጀመረ ስልጠና ብሰሪ ሕጽረት ባጀት ብኸምቲ ዝጀመሮ ዘይምቕጻሉ ግን ክሕሰበሉ ዘለዎ እዩ። • መደብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ሃገርና ኣብ ከተማታትን ሓውሲ ከተማታትን ዝተሓጽረ ምንባሩ ዝፍለጥ እዩ። ካብ ዝሓለፈ ቀረባ ዓመታት ጀሚሩ ግና፡ ናብ መላእ ሃገር ሰፊሑ ክስረሓሉ ንዕዘብ ኣለና። ካብዚ ብምብጋስ ኣብዚ እዋን’ዚ፡ ኣብ መላእ ሃገር ናይ ዝተኸፍታ ብዝሒ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ክንደይ በጺሐን ኣለዋ። ንምንጽጻር ዝኣክል፡ ኣብ ዓመተ-ትምህርቲ 2024 -25 ኣስታት 829 ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ነይረን። ኣብ ዓመተ ትምህርቲ 2025ን 26ን ግን፡ እቲ ቊጽሪ ብተዓጻጻፊ ወሲኹ፡ ናብ 2400 በሪኹ ኣሎ። እዚ ክበሃል ከሎ ግን፡ ኣብ ምኽፋት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ብልሙጽ ይኸይድ ማለት ኣይኮነን። ብብዝሑ ሓርጐጽጐጽን ውረድ- ደይብን ዝኸይድ ዘሎ ወፍሪ ምዃኑ ድማ፡ ህዝቢ ክፈልጥ ዘለዎ’ዩ። በዚ ድማ፡ እቲ መደብ ብኸምቲ ዝጀመሮ ክቕጽል ዝተጸገማ ከባቢታት ኣለዋ። እዚ ዝተጠቕሰ ጸገም ከም ዘለዎ ኮይኑ ግን፡ መጽለሊ ኣብ ዘይብሉ ከባቢታት ንኣብነት ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ደው ክብል ስለ ዘይብሉ፡ ኣብ ትሕቲ ገረብን ካልእን ከም ዝቕጽል ይግበር ኣሎ። • ክሳብ ሕጂ ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ዘይተኸፍተን ዓድታት፡ ተኻፈልቲ ናይዚ መኣዲ ናይ ንክዀና ዝግበር ጻዕሪ እንታይ ኣሎ፧ ከምቲ ዝጠቐስካዮ፡ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ዘይተኸፍተለን ብዙሓት ዓድታት ኣለዋና። ብፍላይ ኣብ ርሑቕ ከባቢታት ናይዘን ክብ ኢልና ዝጠቐስናየን ኣርባዕተ ዞባታት፡ እቲ ጸገም ኣሎ። ገለ ካብኦም፡ ኵነታት መነባብሮ ናይቲ ሕብረተሰብ፡ ኩነታት ኣየር፡ ራሕቂ ቦታ ወዘተ ክጥቀሱ ይኽእሉ። ብኸምዚን ካልእን ጸገማት፡ ዛጊት ብዙሓት ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ዘይተኸፍተለን ዓድታትን ከባቢታትን ኣለዋ። ነቲ ዘሎ ጸገም ፈቲሕካ ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ንምኽፋት ምስ ምምሕዳር ከባቢ ምትእስሳር ስለ ዘለዎ፡ ነፍሲ-ወከፍ ምምሕዳር ጠመተ ተዋሂቡዋ ክኽፈተላ፡ ዝግባእ ምትብባዕን ሓገዝን ክግበረላ ኣብ ዝሐለፈ ዝተኻየደ ኣኼባታት ተዘሪቡሉን ከም ለበዋ ቀሪቡን ኣሎ። ነፍሲ-ወከፍ ዓዲ፡ ናይ ቀዳማይን ካልኣይን ዓመት ኣገልግሎት ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ክህልዋ ብደረጃ ሃገር ተኣዊጁ ስለ ዘሎ፡ በዚ መሰረት፡ ኣብ ጽላል ገረብ ይኹን ኣብ ክራይ በብግዜኡ ፍታሕ እናተገብረሉ ምቹእ ባይታ ክጣጣሕ ከም ዘለዎ ድማ ተሓቢሩ ኣሎ። • ብደረጃ ሃገር ኣብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ዝርከቡ ተማሃሮ፡ ብቛንቋ ኣደኦም ይመሃሩ ኣለዉ ክንብል ንኽእልዶ፧ ምድላዋት መነጣጠፊ ኣብ መስርሕ ምምሃርን ምስትምሃርን ዘገልግሉ ናውቲ ትምህርቲ ብኸመይ ይግለጽ፧ ኣብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ተማሃራይ ብቋንቋ ኣደኡ ክመሃር ስለ ዘለዎ፡ እቶም ተኻፈልቲ ናይዚ መደብ ዝኾኑ ቈልዑ፡ ካብ ፈለማኡ ብሄር ብዘየገድስ ብቛንቋ ኣደኦም ከም ዝመሃሩ’ዩ ዝግበር። ኩሉ እቲ ነዚ መደብ ከገልግል ኢሉ ዝዳሎ ጽሑፋት’ውን ብቋንቋ ኣደ’ዩ። ብጥሙር ነዚ እተገልግል፡ “መምርሒ መምህር ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ” ዝተሰምየት ብኹለን ቋንቋታት ሃገርና ተተርጒማ ዝተዳለወት መጽሓፍ’ውን ኣላ። ስለዚ፡ ቋንቋ ኣደ ኣብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ናይ ግድን እዩ። እዚ ዝኾነሉ ምኽንያት ከኣ፡ ትምህርቲ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ክልሰ-ሓሳብ ብመልክዕ ጸወታ ስለ ዝወሃብ ናይ ግድን መነጣጠፊ ናውቲ ትምህርቲ የድልዮም። ብዘይካ’ዚ፡ እቲ ክሊ-ዕድመ’ቲ ናይ ጸወታ ዕድመ ተባሂሉ’ዩ ዝጽዋዕ። ዝቕረበሎም መነጣጠፊ ኣቑሑ ግን ከምቲ ዝድለ እኹል’ዩ ክበሃል ኣይከኣልን። ዝጐደለ ካብ ከባቢኦም ከም ዝረኸቡ እናተገብረ ግን ይመሃሩ። ኣብዚ መደብ ዝተመደባ መምህራን ብዛዕባ’ዚ ስልጠና ስለ ዝወሰዳ፡ ብዝተኻእለ ካብ ከባቢአን ብዝረኽባኦ ነገራት ተጠቒመን ከነጣጥፋኦም ከም ዘለወን ይፈልጣ’የን። ኣብቲ ከም መነጣጠፊ ዘገልግሉ ዝገጣጠሙ ናውቲ፡ ነቶም ቈልዑ ብቐሊሉ ዝርድኦም፡ ንቴማታት መንነትና ዘነጽሩን ዘጉልሑን ኮይኖም’ዮም። እዚ ይኹን’ምበር፡ እቶም ዝቕረቡ ናውቲ ግን ኣኻሊ ድዩ ንዝብል፡ እቲ መልሲ ኣይኮነን እዩ። ነዞም ናውቲ ዘዳልው ሚኒስትሪ ዕዮን ማሕበራዊ ድሕነትን’ዩ። እኹል ዓቕሚ ሃልይዎም ኣቕርቦቱ ናብ መላእ ሃገር ዝርከባ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ይዳሎ ኣሎ ክበሃል ኣይከኣልን። ዝጐደለ ንምምላእ ከምቲ ዝተጠቕሰ በተን መምህራን ከምዝቕረብ እናተገብረ እቲ መደብ ከምዝኸይድ ይግበር ኣሎ። ስለዚ እተን ዝምደባ መምህራን ካብ መጀመርታ ብመነጣጠፊ ክሰርሓ ከም ዘለወን ተሓቢሩወን’ዩ። ኣብ ሃገርና እንኽተሎ መደብ ትምህርቲ፡ ጐረባብትና ምስ ዝኾና ሃገራት’ውን ነዛምዶ ኢና። ምስተን ሃገራት ማዕረአን ንኸይድ ኣሎናን የለናንን ብምዝማድ ድማ’ዩ ዝዳሎ። • እሞ ኣብዚ ደረጃ’ዚ ኣብ ከመይ ኩነታት ኣለና ክበሃል ይከኣል፧ ኤርትራ፡ ካብ 2005 ክሳብ 2007 ኣብ ኣፍሪቃ ከም ኣብነት ተጠቃሲት ሃገር ዝነበረትሉ ምዝካር ይከኣል። ብኸምኡ ግን ኣይቀጸለትን። ኤርትራ ኣብዚ ዝተጠቕሰ ደረጃ እንከላ ሓንቲ ዘይነበረን ብዓል ሩዋንዳ፡ ሓሊፈናና ኣለዋ። እዘን ሃገራት ነዚ ዘለዋኦ ደረጃ ክበጽሓ፡ መደብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ በብግዜኡ መጽናዕቲ ብምግባር ምስ ኮለጅን ዩኒቨርስቲን ኣዛሚደን ክሰርሓሉ ሳላ ዝኸኣላ’የን። • ናይ ዝሓለፈ ሓሊፉ፡ ኤርትራ ናብዚ ደረጃ’ዚ ንምብጻሕ እንታይ ትገብር ኣላ፧ እዘን ዝተጠቕሳ ሃገራት ናብዚ ዝተጠቕሰ ደረጃ ምዕባለ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ንኽበጽሓ ዝሓገዘን፡ ምቛም መሰልጠኒ ማእከል ናይ’ዚ ዓውዲ’ዩ። ንሕና ናብዚ ናታተን ደረጃ ንኽንበጽሕ፡ ምስ ኮለጃትና ተኣሳሲሩ ዝኸይድ ርእሱ ዝኸኣለ መሰልጠኒ ማእከል የድልየና። ከመይሲ ትካልን ኣካይዳኡን ኩሉ ግዜ ሓያል ስለ ዝኾነ። ስራሕና ንግምግም ኢና። እንተኾነ ዓቕምና ድሩት’ዩ። ምስ ኮለጅ ዝተኣሳሰረ ኣሰራርሓ ምህላው ግን፡ እቲ ስራሕ ዝለዓለ ውጽኢት ክህልዎን ንነዊሕ ኣገልግሎት ዝህብን ስለ ዝኸውን ተመራጺ’ዩ። • ኣበርክቶ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ጽላት ስርዓተ-ትምህርትና ዝህቦ ጉልበት ብኸመይ ይግምገም፧ “ኣበርክቶ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ንስርዓተ- ትምህርቲ ሃገርና እንታይ ጉልበት ይህቦዶ፧ ኣገዳሲት ሕቶ’ያ፡” እንታይ ጉልበት ይህቦ ንምፍላጥ፡ ኣብ ተሳተፍቲ ሃገራዊ ፈተና 8ይ ክፍሊ ገምጋም ተኻይዱሉ ነይሩ። ውጽኢቱ ድማ፡ ክልተ ዓመት ብቕድመ-ትምህርቲ ዝሓለፉ ካብቶም ነቲ ዕድል ዘይረኸቡ ተማሃሮ ብምንጽጻር፡ መጠን ምሕላፍ 60 ሚእታዊት ምንባሩ ተረጋጊጹ። ካብዚ ዝዓቢ መርትዖ ድማ የለን። ትምህርቲ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ፡ ምስ ቀለማዊ ትምህርቲ ጥራይ ኣይኮነን ዝላለዩ። ብዝተኻእለ ኣብ ኩሉ መዳይ ናይ ህይወት ክላለዩ’ውን ዝገብር መስርሕ’ዩ። እዚ፡ ነቶም ቈልዑ ኣብ መጻኢ ህይወቶም ብዙሕ’ዩ ዝጠቕሞም። ኣብ ገለ እዋን ዝለዓለ ደረጃ ትምህርቲ (ማስተርስ ፒኤችዲ) ዘለዎም ሰባት፡ ምስ ዝኾነ ሰብ ናይ ምብህሃል ክእለት ትስእነሎም ንዕዘብ ኢና። ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ፡ እዚ ንኸይህሉ ሓጋዚ’ዩ። ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ ኣብ ህይወት መጻኢ ናይ ሓደ ቈልዓ፡ ናይ ምብህሃልን ኣረኣእያ ክእለቱ፡ ብስለቱን ፍልጠቱን የበርኽ። ብዓቢኡ ኸኣ፡ ደረጃ ሓንጐሉ ዝቕረጸሉን ናይ ምቑላብ ክእለቱ 90 ሚእታዊት ዝሕይለሉን’ዩ። ስለ ዝኾነ፡ ወለዲ፡ ህጻናት ደቅና ብዝለዓለ ክጥቀሙሉ ክንሕግዞም ይግባእ። ከምኡ ስለ ዝኾነ እዩ ዘይትካእ ክሊ ዕድመ ተባሂሉ ዝግለጽ። ካልእ፡ ተማሃሮ ኣብ መባእታ፡ ማእከላይን ካልኣይን ደረጃ ምስ በጽሑ፡ ኣብ ክፍሊ ምድጋምን ብዓቢኡ ካብ ትምህርቲ ምቁራጽን ብልዑል መጠን ከም ዝጐድል ብመጽናዕቲ ዝተረጋገጸ ምዃኑ፡ ከምኡ ዝኾነሉ ምኽንያቱ ከኣ፡ እቶም ቈልዑ ኣብ ቅድመ-ትምህርቲ መሰረት ትምህርቲ ሒዞም ዝዓብዩ ምዃኖም ይግለጽ። • ደረጃ ብቕዓት ኣብዚ መደብ’ዚ ናይ ዝምደባ መምህራን ብኸመይ ይግለጽ፧ ኣብ ስራሕ ምምሃርንን ምስትምሃርን ደረጃ ብቕዓተን ዝድርዕ ዝወሃበን ስልጠና ኣመልኪትክን እንታይ ትብላና፧ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ብደረጃ ሰርቲፊኬት ዝልካዕ ስነ-ሓሳብን ግብሪን ዝተሰነየ ናይ ሓደ ዓመት ስልጠና ቀሲመን ናብ ስራሕ ከም ዝዋፈራ ይግበር ነይሩ። ሓሙሽተ ሽዱሽተ ዓመት ኮይኑ ግን፡ እቲ ዝወሃብ ዝነበረ ስልጠና ኣይቀጸለን። ሕጂ’ዚ ፕሮግራም ቅድመ- ትምህርቲ ምስተበጋገሰ ግን፡ እኹልን ብቑዕን ሰርቲፊኬት ዘውህብ ንምግባር ጻዕርታት ይካየድ’ኳ እንተሎ፡ ንሱ ክሳብ ዝሰልጥ፡ ኣብ እዋን ክረምቲ ናይ ሓደ ወይ ክልተ ወርሒ ስልጠና ይወሃብ ኣሎ። ይቕጽል …

Dedicated to Saving Lives: An Interview with Dr. Simon Kibrom By: Merina Paulos Eritrea’s progress is built on the dedication of citizens who channel their knowledge, skills, and hard work into national development. These individuals are committed to serving their society over and above performing their professional duties. Dr. Simon Kibrom - a young and passionate medical doctor whose journey reflects perseverance, academic excellence, and an unwavering desire to help others - talks here about his educational path, his clinical experience in maternal health, and his aspirations for the future. Please introduce yourself to our readers. I was born in 1996 in Adi Arkay, located in the Emni Hayli subzone of the Southern region. My whole student life is characterized by hard work and high scores. I started my student life at Kidsti Hana Kindergarten and then attended Mendefera Elementary School, Orota Junior School, and Awet Capuchino Secondary School. In 2014, I went to Warsay Yekalo Secondary School in Sawa to attend 12th grade and train in preparation for my national service. I worked diligently on my studies and scored a 4.0 on the national matriculation examination. I wanted to be a doctor, so I joined Orota School of Medicine and Dentistry, where I spent six years to earn my medical degree. What motivated you to pursue a career in medicine? The main reason I decided to become a doctor was my deep desire to help sick people— those in urgent need of someone capable of relieving them of their pain, suffering, and fear. With God’s guidance, a physician is in a unique position to bring comfort and healing to those in need. Furthermore, my family was exceptionally supportive throughout my studies, and their encouragement pushed me toward my goal. How important was the role of your family in your academic success? My parents served as the foundation of my success from kindergarten through my graduation in college. Although neither of my parents had the opportunity to complete formal schooling, they understood the immense value of education and placed great emphasis on it. Studying medicine for six years requires a lot of patience, energy and sacrifice. Throughout those long years, my parents stood by me, encouraging me psychologically every step of the way. I owe them a lot for their enduring support. When and where did you begin your official medical career? Following my six years of medical training and one-year mandatory national service, my career as a general practitioner officially began at the Mendefera Referral Hospital in 2021—right at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was a very special moment for me because I was able to begin my dream career in my home region. By the grace of God, everything went smoothly during my first days on the job. I owe a special debt of gratitude to Dr. Habte Haylemelekot and Dr. Dawit Serqe, whose mentorship and encouragement had a profound and positive influence on my career early on. Could you share some highlights of your clinical work in the maternity ward? I have been working in the maternity ward at Mendefera since December 2021. Over these past three years, I have been actively involved in a wide range of emergency and routine obstetric and gynecological procedures. To date, I have participated in 1,120 major obstetric and gynecological operations. This includes 896 caesarean sections, 23 ovarian surgeries (including cases of ectopic pregnancy and ovarian cysts), 11 uterine rupture repairs, 5 peripartum abdominal hysterectomies, 13 cervical cerclage procedures for cervical incompetence, and 17 fourth-degree perineal tear repairs. Additionally, I have been actively involved in managing 148 other operations, including 65 trans-vaginal hysterectomies for uterine prolapse, 25 trans-abdominal hysterectomies, 48 obstetric fistula repairs, 7 myomectomies, 10 appendectomies, 3 incisional hernia repairs, and numerous other minor gynecological procedures. What are your plans for the future? After serving in Mendefera, I have now moved to Asmara to begin a four-year post-graduate specialization program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Orota National Referral Hospital. My primary goal is to advance my clinical expertise so that I can serve our people at an even higher level. The ultimate objective of our healthcare community is to reduce maternal mortality and safeguard the health of both mothers and children. I aim to sharpen my knowledge and skills to provide the safest, highest-quality care possible for our citizens. Beyond the hospital walls, how else do you contribute to the community? Being a doctor is not confined to hospital working hours. Medical emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. Whether in our neighborhoods or during various community settings, we often provide medical assistance outside the clinical environment whenever needed, free of charge. Because health emergencies and childbirth can occur unexpectedly, we consider it our duty to assist people wherever we are. How would you describe the trend regarding maternal health and mortality? The core target of our healthcare initiatives is to reduce maternal mortality nationwide. Doctors and healthcare professionals across the country are working tirelessly to ensure safe deliveries and healthy newborns. Today, we are seeing very encouraging results. Maternal mortality has decreased significantly, and the expansion of hospitals and health clinics into remote areas has made regular antenatal care—such as third, sixth, and seventh-month checkups— much more accessible for pregnant women. What message would you like to share with students and the general public? To students working hard to achieve their goals: keep pushing forward. The path to becoming a medical doctor is long and challenging, so it requires patience and perseverance because achieving anything truly worthwhile demands sacrifice. Given that our government provides free education, removing financial burdens for many years of training, it is our moral duty to give back and serve anyone who needs us. To the general public, my advice is simple: listen to your body. If you experience any abnormal symptoms, visit your local clinic or hospital as soon as possible. Minor issues can quickly escalate if ignored. You know your body better than anyone, and taking charge of your health is the first step to well-being. Any acknowledgments? First and foremost, I am profoundly grateful to our government for providing free, accessible education without financial barriers. I am deeply thankful to my parents, who made enormous sacrifices to support me throughout my journey. I also want to express my heartfelt appreciation to my wife, who stands by me through every challenge of my work and provides constant emotional support. Finally, thank you for taking the time to share my story.

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Five U.S.senators have sent an urgent letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio,calling for concrete diplomatic action to address Ethiopia escalating unrest,This is a timely development! Eritrea has never sought war, historically.Our message remains clear**Peace,🇪🇷🕊️ #MarcoRubio

President Isaias once asked: “What African Union?” Looking at today's reality, perhaps we should ask another question: Is the AU headquarters a home for solving African problems, or a venue for Gospel gatherings and grand ceremonies? Africa is burning with conflicts, ethnic divisions and humanitarian crises. Less ceremony, more responsibility! #AfricanUnion #Ethiopia #Africa

During the UN General Assembly, 249th Plenary Meeting, on 21 November 1949, a Soviet delegation denounced the U.S, Great Britain and France as imperialists. In response to the speech, Mr. Aklilu Habtewold, then Foreign Minister of the Empire of Ethiopia, praised Britain and France for following "a just and liberal policy" in Africa. He added: "The Great Powers which had been accused of imperialism, namely the United States, the United Kingdom and France, were the very countries which had made the first move in the Assembly in a campaign to bring to an end the unhappy period of imperialism in Africa". In Mr. Aklilu’s political vocabulary, Italy was the only imperialist country in Africa in the late 40s, though almost the entire African continent was ruled either by Great Britain or France! For Ethiopia, opposition to Italian colonialism was not necessarily opposition to colonialism generally. 15 years later, Ethiopia dismantled the UN-sponsored federation between Eritrea and Ethiopia, annexed the territory, committed genocide and war crimes until Eritreans decisively defeated it militarily. Ethiopia's history is full of diplomatic hypocrisy and disingenuousness both domestically and internationally. It's time to expose such historical contradiction between Ethiopia's diplomatic rhetoric in the late 1940s, its later reputation as a "champion" of African decolonization and its current policies. Note:- During the 1940s, Ethiopia's official name was the Empire of Ethiopia.