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Queen Elizabeth's visit to Sudan, in 1965. Signs clearly show: "Eritrean Liberation Front".

በቀረው ዓለም፡ ከእዝያ በፊት በታሪክ ማን ከማን ጋር ለምን ያክል ግዜ ረጅም የሆነ ውግያ እንደ ተዋጋ በውል የማውቀው ነገር የለም። በእኛ ዘመንና በአዲስቱ ኢትዮጵያ ከተካሄዱት ጦርነቶች ግን፡ ከኤርትራ አማጽያን እንዳደረግነው ውግያ ግዙፍና ብዙ ዋጋ ያስከፈለ አለ ለማለት እቸገራለሁ።

ከማንም ባዕድ ጦር ጋር ብንዋጋ፡ ከዚህ ጦርነት የበለጠ ዋጋ አንከፍልም። ለምን? መካድ አንችልም! ሰዎቹ ተዋጊዎች ናቸው፡ ይዋጋሉ።

ለዚያ (ለኤርትራ ጦርነት) የተከፈለው መስዋዕትነት ቀላል አልነበረም፡ የወጣው ገንዘብና ሎጂስቲክስ ቀላል አልነበረም፡ በአንድ ታዳጊ ሀገር ረዥም፡ ብዙ የጠየቀ፡ ብዙ መሳርያ የተሰለፈበት ምናልባት ከኮርያ ጦርነት በስተቀር የእኛ ጦርነት ነበር። ይሄንን፡ ሁሉም ይቀበለዋል።

I don’t know for sure, in history, what war was fought the longest. However, from the wars that have taken place in our time and in modern Ethiopia, I hesitate to say that there was a war as massive and costly as the one we fought against the Eritrean rebels.

Even if we fought against any foreign army, it would not be more costly than we did in that war. Why? We cannot deny it! The people (Eritreans) are warriors; they fight.
The sacrifice paid for that (the Eritrean war) was not small: the money spent and the logistics were not small, either. For a young nation, it was long, it demanded a lot, and involved a massive deployment of weapons—perhaps, after the Korean War, it was this war. Everyone acknowledges this fact.

Former President of Ethiopia Mengistu Hailemariam, 2024

FACTS

-The Eritrean armed struggle was the longest armed national liberation struggle in Africa & highly developed & effective armed struggle, in the world. Many of the largest battles and military operations after WWII; the Red Star 1982 Operations, Nadew 1988, Fenkil 1990 & others, were fought in Eritrea.

-Between 1974 & 1991, Ethiopia lost about 479,589 troops (1% of Ethiopia's then population of 46 million) fighting in Eritrea. Eritrea lost more than 65,000 her finest freedom fighters, in the liberation war. 30% of Eritrean freedom fighters, were women.

-From 1985-1991, the EPLF released 136,000 Ethiopian POWs. In 1985, 8000. In Dec. 1989, 10,000, in early 1991, 30,000, in Jan. 1990, about 2500, and after Independence in 1991, about 86,000 POWs including 900 officers & 3 Soviet Officers were released.

-Mr. Fasika Sidelil, Derg's Economic Policy Chief, recently revealed that from 1974-1991, Ethiopia spent 50% of its GDP to fight against the Eritrean Armed Struggle for self-determination. From 1961 to 1974, Emperor Hailesilassie spent about 500 million U.S dollars, close to 5 billion U.S dollars worth today, for defense budget. This was, mainly to fight the war in Eritrea.

-In 1991, 200 tanks, 50, 130 mm & 171, 122 mm artillery, 44 BM-21 & 18 BM-24 rockets, 127-ZU-23 anti-aircraft, 1038 mortars and a very large number of ammunition were also taken from the defeated Ethiopian Army in Eritrea.

-In 1991, EPLF destroyed the Ethiopian Navy once and for all.

-In 1984, EPLF commandos destroyed 33 Ethiopian military aircraft including 16 MIG fighters.

-On 17 July 2001, the government of Ethiopia announced that Ethiopia spent $3 billion in the war with Eritrea- from 1998-2000.

-In 1999, Ethiopia spent 700 million U.S dollars, 9.5% of its GDP, to launch one of the biggest Offensives in history to invade Badme, and in 2000 Ethiopia's defense budget was 620 million U.S dollars to unleash the 3rd Offensive against Eritrea.

The government also admitted that the conflict caused massive devastation with staggering human costs, demolished the country’s social and physical infrastructure, and diverted a great portion of the economically active population. @Erihistory

ናጽነት ኤርትራ፡ ብዘይ ተራ ህ.ግ ክግለጽ ኣይከኣልን። ህ.ግ ድማ፡ ብዘይ ኢሳይያስ ኣይግለጽን እዩ። ስለ'ዚ፡ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ንተራ ተ/ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ጎሲኻ ክትገልጾ ኣጸጋሚ እዩ።

ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ (ምልሻ)፡ ካብ መንገዲ-40 (FB post)

ኣፍላጋት ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ኤርትራ

ብስራት ተመስገን @shabait

ቅርጺ መሬት ማእከላይ ከበሳታት፡ ኣብ ምዕራባዊ ጫፋት ዝለዓለ ብራኸ በጺሑ፡ ናብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት እናተሓተ ይወርድ። እቶም ኣብ ምብራቓዊ ጫፋት ከበሳታት ኤርትራ ዝርከቡ በረኽቲ እምባታት ኣብ’ዛ ሃገር ካብ ዘለዉ ብንውሓቶም ዝፍለጡ እምባታት እዮም። እቶም ናብ ምብራቕ ዝወርዱ ኣኽራናት፡ ኣብ ሓጺር ርሕቀት፡ ምስ መታሕት ይጽምበሩ። ካብ ምብራቓዊ ከበሳታት ናብ ምዕራብ ዘሎ ኣንፈት ድማ፡ ኣብ ነዊሕ ርሕቀት ብራኸኡ እናጐደለ፡ ናብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ይሕወስ።

እቲ ንኤርትራ ብማእከል ሰንጢቑዋ ካብ ሰሜን ንደቡብ ዝጐዓዝ ምዕራባዊ ጎላጉል ከበሳ፡ ንምዕራብን ሰሜንን ዘሎ ኣንፈት ብራኸኡ እናጐደለ፡ ብምዕራባዊ ጎላጉል ኣቢሉ ሱዳን ይበጽሕ። ካብ ከበሳታት ኤርትራ ዝወርድ ዝናብ ድማ፡ ነቲ ቅርጺ መሬት እናተኸተለ፡ ዝበዝሕ ክፋሉ ናብ ምዕራብ ገጹ ይፈስስ።

ኣብ ከበሳታት ዝርከቡ ናኣሽቱ ሩባታትን ዓበይቲ ኣፍላጋትን፡ ነቲ ካብ ከበሳታት ዝብገስ ዝናብ ማይ፡ ናብ ምዕራብ ሱዳን ይወስድዎ። ዝሽፍንዎ ቦታታት ገፊሕ ስለ ዝኾነ ድማ፡ ዝስከምዎ መጠን ናይ’ቲ ካብ ኣጻድፍ ጥራይ ዝተዋህለለ ማይ፡ ልዕሊ እቶም ውሑዳት ናብ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ዝወርዱ ሩባታት እዩ። ዝብገሱሉ ማይ ክዖ ጸቢብ ስለ ዝኾነ ከኣ፡ ምንጪ ዋሕዞም፡ እቲ ኣብ እዋን ክረምቲ ዝሃርም ዝናብ እዩ።

መረብ፡ ካብ ኣስመራ ንደቡብ ኣብ ዘሎ ቦታታት ማለት፡ ካብ ከባቢ ድባርዋን ካብ እንባ-ጠቐራ ንሰሜን ዘሎ ጎቦታትን ተበጊሱ፡ ንደቡብ ይጐዓዝ። መረብ፡ ነዊሕ ምስ ከደ፡ ኣብ ላዕለዋይ ሸነኹ፡ ኣብ መንጎ ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን፡ ከም ተፈጥሮኣዊ ዶብ የገልግል። ኣብ ፍርቂ መስመሩ ድማ፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ ናብ ሰሜን ናብ ምዕራባዊ ጎላጉል ኣላጊሱ፡ ናብ ምዕራብ ይቕጽል።

መረብ፡ ኣብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ምስ በጽሐ፡ ፈለግ-ጋሽ ዝብል ስም ሒዙ፡ ናብ ምብራቓዊ ጎላጉል ሱዳን ናብ ከባቢ ከሰላ ይቕጽል። ዝበዝሐ እዋን፡ ኣብ ሑጻ ጎላጉል ተሰትዩ ዝተርፍ’ኳ እንተኾነ፡ እቲ ኣብ ግዜ ክረምቲ ዝውሕዝ ብርቱዕ ውሕጅ ግና፡ ናብ ኣትባራ (መሬት ሱዳን) ይሕወስ። እዚ ልዕሊ 440 ኪ.ሜ ንውሓት ዘለዎ ፈለግ፡ ኣብ ሕርሻን ጉስነትን ምዕራባዊ መታሕት፡ ኣዝዩ ኣገዳሲ’ዩ። መረብ፡ ካብ’ቲ ልዕሊ 1500 ትርብዒት ኪ.ሜ ዝግመት ዘለዎ ማይ ክዖ፡ ዓመታዊ ኣስታት 260 ሚልዮን ኵዩብ ወሓዚ ማይ ይርከቦ።

ካብ ኣኽራን ሰሜን ኢትዮጵያ ተበጊሱ፡ ንሰሜን ምስ ተጓዕዘ፡ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ተከዘ ዝብል ስም ዝሕዝ፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ ምስ በጽሐ ድማ ሰቲት ብዝብል ስም ዝጽዋዕ ፈለግ፡ ብጠቕላላ ልዕሊ 700 ኪሎ ሜትር ንውሓት ኣለዎ። እዚ ፈለግ እዚ፡ ኣብ ገለ ክፋል ኢትዮጵያ፡ ክሳዕ 2 ሽሕ ሜትሮ ዝበጽሕ ስንጭሮ ስለ ዝርከቦ፡ ኣብ ዓለም፡ ካብቶም ዝዓመቝ ኣፍላጋት እዩ።

ሩባ ሰቲት፡ ኣብ ደቡባዊ ምዕራብ ኤርትራ፡ ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ተፈጥሮኣዊ ዶብ ፈጢሩ፡ ናብ ምዕራብ ይጐዓዝ፣ ናብ ሱዳን ብምቕጻል ድማ ምስ ፈለግ ኒል ይሕወስ። ሰቲት፡ ካብ ኤርትራ፡ ሰሜን ኢትዮጵያን ጎላጉል ምብራቕ ሱዳንን፡ ማይ ዘዋህልል ጨንፈር’ዩ። ኣብ ኣትባራ ማለት ኣብ ሱዳን ምስ በጽሐ ድማ፡ ብዘይካ’ቲ ናብ ፈለግ ኒል ዘውሕዞ ማይ፡ ሓያሎ ዲጋታት ሱዳን፡ ብሩባ ሰቲት ዝመጽአ ማይ እዮም ዝመልኡ።

ሩባ ባርካ፡ ኣብ ማእከላይ ከበሳታት ማለት፡ ካብ ኣስመራ ንምዕራብ ካብ ዝርከብ ጎቦታት ይብገስ። እዚ 640 ኪ.ሜ ዝበጽሕ ንውሓት ዘለዎ ሩባ ባርካ፡ ንሰሜን ምዕራብ ኤርትራ እናተጐዓዘ፡ ኣቑርደት ይበጽሕ። ካብኡ ንምዕራብ ብምቕጻል፡ 346 ኪ.ሜ ምስ ተጓዕዘ፡ ኣብ ጥቓ ደቡብ ሱዳን ምስ ሩባ ዓንሰባ ይሕወስ።

ሩባ ዓንሰባ፡ ካብ ኣሰመራ ተበጊሱ፡ ፈለማ ንሰሜን ቀጺሉ ድማ ናብ ምዕራብ ዝጐዓዘ ፈለግ’ዩ። ምስ ሩባ ባርካ ምስ ተሓወሰ ድማ፡ ናብ ሰሜናዊ ምብራቕ ሱዳን ናብ ገምገም ባሕሪ ሓቢሮም ይጐዓዙ። ኣብ ጥቓ ተኮር (መሬት ሱዳን) ምስ በጽሑ ከኣ፡ ልሙዕን ጥሉልን ቦታ ፈጢሮም፡ ኣብኡ ተሰትዮም ይተርፉ።

ኩሎም’ዞም፡ ንምዕራባዊ መታሕት ዝስንጥቑ ወሓይዝ ኤርትራ፡ ኣብ ሱዳን ምስ በጽሑ፡ ከም ኣገደስቲ ምንጪ ማይ ሕርሻዊ ንጥፈታት የገልግሉ። ኣብ ምብራቓዊ ሸነኽ ሱዳን ዝካየድ ዝበዝሐ ንጥፈታት ሕርሻ፡ ኣብ ገምገም ኣትባራን መዛዘሚ ጉዕዞ ሩባታት ጋሽን ባርካን ይካየድ። ሩባ ጋሽ፡ ኣብ ከባቢ ባርካ ምስ ዓንሰባ ምስ ተሓወሰ፡ ጉዕዞኦም ኣብ ከባቢ ተኮር (መሬት ሱዳን) ይውድኡ። ኣብ ምዝዛም ጉዕዞኦም፡ ኣብ ኣትባራ ዘራግፍዎ ሃብታም ትሕዝቶ ዘለዎ ሓመድን እኹል ቀረብ ማይን ድማ፡ ናብ ኩሉ ሸነኻት ዝዝርጋሕ ስቡሕ መሬት ዘለዎ ጥሉል ጎላጉል ይፈጥር። ኣብ’ዚ ጎላጉል’ዚ፡ ዓመት ምሉእ ብዝካየድ ንጥፈታት ሕርሻ፡ ሃብታም ምህርቲ ይሕፈሶ።

እታ ዓመታዊ ካብ 300 ሚሊ ሊትር ዘይበዝሕ ዝናብ ትረክብ ከሰላ፡ ከምኡ’ውን ኣብ ዓለም ካብቶም ዝወዓዩን ዝደረቑን ቦታታት ምዃኑ ዝንገረሉ ተኮር፡ በቲ ካብ ጋሽን ባርካን ዝኸዶም ማይን ሃብታም ማዕድናት ሓመድን፡ ንዓይንኻ ዘወናውን ልሙዕ ሕርሻዊ ንጥፈታት ይሰላሰለሎም። ብተወሳኺ፡ ትሕተ ባይታዊ ማይ ናይ’ዚ ከባቢ ሃብታም ብምዃኑ፡ ኣብ ጫፋት እዞም ክልተ ኣፍላጋት፡ ኣሕምልትን ፍረታትን፡ ከምኡ’ውን ጡጥ፡ ካብ’ቶም ቀንዲ ፍርያት እዮም። ጡጥ ካብ 1860ታት ኣትሒዙ ኣብ ከባቢ ተኮር ዝበቊል ተኽሊ’ዩ። ከምኡ’ውን፡ ኣብ’ዚ ከባቢ፡ ከብትን ጤለ-በጊዕን ብብዝሒ ይጓሰያ። ብርክት ዝበሉ እንስሳታት ዘገዳም’ውን ኣብኡ ይዕቈቡ። ምንጪ ናይ’ዚ ዅሉ ድማ፡ እቲ ሃብታም ትሕዝቶ ሓመድን ማይን ጸይሩ ብመገዲ ሩባታት ጋሽ፡ ባርካን ዓንሰባን ዝኸይድ ወሓይዝ እዩ።

ምዕራባዊ መታሕት፡ ሓውሲ ምድረ- ሳዕራውን ምድረ-በዳውን ብቚሊ ዝመልኦ እዩ። ኣብ ገምገም ናይ’ዞም ዝጠቐስናዮም ሩባታት ድማ፡ ካልኦት ብቚሊ ይርኣዩ እዮም። ኣብ ጎድኖም ድማ፡ ልሙዕ ቀጠልያ ቦታታትን ጸበብቲ ጫካታትን ይርከቦም። እዞም ጫካታትን ቀጠልያ ቦታታትን ከኣ፡ ከም ቀንዲ መስሕብ እንስሳ ዘገዳም ኮይኖም የገልግሉ። እዞም ኣብ ገማግም ሩባታት ጋሽ፡ ሰቲትን ባርካን ዝርከቡ ኣግራብ፡ ካብ’ቶም ኣብ ከባቢኦም ዘለዉ ምድረ-ሳዕሪ፡ ብዓቐን ዝበዝሑን ብዓይነት ዘይዛመዱን እዮም። ንኣብነት፡ ዓርኮብኮባይ ቀንዲ ዓብላሊ ገረብ ናይ ኣፍላጋት ጫካታት’ዩ። እንተኾነ፡ እዞም ሩባታት እዚኣቶም ሰፋሕቲ ብምዃኖም፡ ገማግሞም ክፈርሱን ባህርያዊ ዕንወት ከኸትሉን ንቡር ተርእዮ እዩ።

ኣብ ጫካታት ኣፍላጋት ጋሽ ባርካ ዝርከቡ መጥበውቲ፡ ኣዕዋፍን እንስሳ ዘገዳምን፡ ካብ’ቶም ኣብ ምድረ-ሳዕሪ ጎላጉል ዝርከቡ ፍልይ ዝበሉ እዮም። ብቚጽሪ እንተኾነ እውን፡ ብርኩትታት እዮም።

ኣፍላጋት ጋሽ፡ ሰቲትን ባርካን፡ ናብ ሰሜንን ምዕራብን ኤርትራ ክጐዓዙ ከለዉ፡ ዓቐን ማዮም እናወሓደ ይኸይድ። ብተመሳሳሊ ድማ፡ ከም ዓርኮብኮባይ ዝኣመሰሉ ቀንድን ዓበይትን ኣግራብ፡ ቊጽሮም እናጎደለ ይኸይድ። ከምኡ’ውን፡ ዝያዳ ዝናብ ዝረክብ ደቡባዊ ሸነኽ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት፡ ኣብ ገምገም ኣፍላጋቱ ዝርከቡ ኣግራብ፡ ብዓይነቶምን ጻዕቆምን፡ ካብ ደቡብ ናብ ሰሜን እናወሓዱ እዮም ዝኸዱ። ኣብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ኤርትራ ማለት ኣብ ገማግም ሩባ ሰቲት’ውን፡ ብወገን ደቡብ ኣግራብ ዓርኮብኮባይ በቚሎም ይርኣዩ። ወሓዚ ሩባ ሰቲት፡ ብዓሚቚ ሩባ ስለ ዝጐዓዝ፡ ነቲ ኣብ ገምገሙ ዝርከብ ቦታታት ዝህቦ ሃብታም ሓመድን ማይን፡ ድሩት እዩ።

መረብ ዝብል ስም ሒዙ ካብ ከበሳ ዝብገስ ጋሽ፡ ምስ ኩሎም ኣፍላጋት ኤርትራ ኣወዳዲርካ፡ ዝበዝሑ ዓይነታት ኣግራብ ይርከቦ። ዘይ ከም’ቲ ኣብ ገማግም ሩባ ባርካ ዝርአ ጽዑቕ ጫካታት ዓርኮብኮባይ፡ ኣብ ገምገም ሩባ ጋሽ ዝርከብ ዓርኮብኮባይ፡ ምስ ካልኦት ኣግራብ ተሓዊሱ’ዩ ዝበቊል። ኣብ ገምገም ላዕላይ ጋሽ ዝርከቡ ኣግራብ፡ ብዝሖም ካብ ናይ ሩባ ባርካ ዝጸዓቑ ኮይኖም፡ ኣብ ሩባ ሰቲት ዝርከቡ ምድረ-ሳዕራውያን ኣግራብ ዝተሓወስዎም እዮም።

ኣብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ኤርትራ ዝካየድ ሕርሻ፡ ፋሕ ዝበለን ልምዳውን፡ ከምኡ ድማ ኣብ ስሑው ዝናብ ክረምቲ ዝምርኮስ እዩ። እዚ ሕርሻ’ዚ፡ ናብ’ቲ ዝበለጸ ዓይነት ሓመድን ዝለዓል መጠን ዝናብን ዘለዎ ደቡብ ምዕራባዊ ጎላጉል ኣቢሉ፡ እናሰፍሐ ይኸይድ። ኣብ ወሰን ቦታታት ዝቕመጡ፡ ተወሳኺ ጤለ በጊዕን ከብትን ዘፍርዩ ሓረስቶት እውን ይርከቡ። እዚኣቶም ድማ፡ ኣብ’ቲ ዝለዓለ ዝናብ ዝረክብ ልሙዕ ቦታታት ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ይነብሩ። ብዘይካ’ዚ፡ ቀንዲ ኣድህቦኦም ኣብ ጉስነት ዝገብሩ ሓረስቶት ናይ’ቲ ከባቢ፡ መሸላ፡ ወዲ-ዓከርን ስምስምን ዝዓብለሎ ማሕረስ የካይዱ። ኣብ’ዚ እዋን’ዚ ድማ፡ ኣብ’ቲ ኣብ ምዕራባዊ መታሕት እናዓበየ ዝመጽእ ዘሎ መሬት ሕርሻ፡ ኣብ ገማግም ሩባታት ብመስኖ ዝለምዑ ፍሩታታት፡ ፍረታትን ኣሕምልትን ኣለዉ።

ሰራውር ደም ምዕራባዊ መታሕት ዝኾኑ ገማግም ሩባታት ጋሽን ባርካን፡ ኣብ ቊጠባዊ ዕብየት ዜጋታት ዘለዎም ተራ ዘይከሓድ እዩ። ኣብኦም ብኣማኢት ኮናትል ዝፈርዩ ፍሩታታት፡ ኣሕምልትን ፍረታትን፡ ኣብ ከባቢኦም ዝበቊል ኣእካል፣ ኣብኡ ዝጓሰያ ጥሪት፡ ምስ’ቶም ንኽትርእዮም ዝምስጡ ዓበይቲ ኣግራብ ዓርኮብኮባይን ግርማ ናይ’ቲ ከባቢ ዝዀና እንስሳ ዝገዳምን ተደሚሩ፡ ሽሻይ ሃገር እዮም።





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In the Loggo Anseba sub-zone of the Liban region, residents have united their efforts and launched an initiative to construct a new dam.

ኣብ ምምሕዳር ከባቢ ሊባን - ንኡስ ዞባ ሎጎ ዓንሰባ፡ ነበርቲ ዓቕሚታቶም ኣወሃሂዶም ብዝወሰድዎ ተበግሶ፡ ሓዳስ ዲጋ ትስራሕ ኣላ። @GhideonMusa




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Opinion
Promoting Traditional Eritrean Dishes for the Fasting Seasons

Simon Weldemikael

https://shabait.com/2025/04/01/promotin ... ng-season/

Apr 1, 2025



Traditional Eritrean foods and drinks are part of the rich cultural heritage of the people. They have been in existence for centuries although they might have undergone changes over time.

During the fasting seasons of Ramadan and Lent, there are certain traditional dishes and beverages that are commonly served. The popular dishes served tend to be simple but nutritious to provide those fasting with sufficient energy.

The foods that are often served in the fasting season are those that are easy to digest. Dates are often eaten to break the fast in Ramadan. It is often followed by a serving of soup made with vegetables or legumes before the meat based main dish of the day is served. Sambuusa probably stands out as the most popular food served during Ramadan. The aroma of the fried snack, filled with meat or vegetables, fills the air as worshippers break the fast in the evening. Apart from the dishes, the spirit of sharing and community reflected during Ramadan is amazing.



The preferred traditional foods served during Lent are legumes and vegetables. Worshippers often break the fast by drinking ground flaxseed mixed with water. That is followed by a serving of one or a combination of Shiro (made of ground chickpeas and herbs) Hilbet (made of ground beans and lentils), Timtimo (made of boiled beans and peas), and vegetables. In the Christian segment, traditional Eritrean dishes served in the fasting seasons provide healthy alternative diets to meat and other animal products, which those fasting are not allowed to consume. They are natural products, with no artificial colors or flavors. The grains, vegetables and legumes are organic and locally grown.

The traditional food is made using traditional cooking utensils. Tsahli, the traditional cooking pot made of earth, is associated with mothers who use it to cook delectable food over hot fires. The aroma and taste of the foods made using traditional cooking utensils and methods is unique.



Like the traditional foods and drinks, the manners and habits of eating and drinking are also crucial elements of the culture that distinguish a society. To anyone that comes to your home while you are having a meal, it is customary to say ‘Nqedem Belu’ or ‘Et-Fedelu’, inviting the visitor to join you. You share whatever you are eating, and this reinforces the values of giving and helps build community. For lunch and dinner, family members usually sit together around a small table and eat from the same large plate. This is called Meadi, an important site not only for having a meal but for interaction. At the Meadi, family members share their day’s encounters and children learn important lessons such as table manners and other social rules. Eating at the Meadi is also a sign of unity. Meadi is one of the most cherished traditions of the Eritrean society.

Traditional Eritrean foods, which are prepared using time honored family recipes that are passed down through generations, are increasingly becoming popular outside households as demonstrated by the increase in the list of traditional food and drinks sold at the market and served at restaurants. Similarly, non-alcoholic beverages such as fenugreek and flaxseed, which were traditionally made and served at home, are now sold at the market.



Traditional Eritrean foods have also become subjects of study by nutritionists and health scientists while the media are disseminating information to promote the health benefits of many traditional foods, encouraging the public to frequently consume them and work for their preservation.

Research done by college students of Food Engineering on traditional food and beverage testifies to the increasing interest in traditional food. The research on the nutritional value of homegrown cereals, legumes, fruits and vegetables has the potential to popularize the traditional food beyond the country.

Traditional Eritrean foods and drinks are part of the rich cultural heritage that need to be preserved by the young generation.

Vocational Training for College Students

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The Sawa and Higher Education Institution branch of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, provided three months of vocational training to 123 students from Mai-Nefhi College of Engineering and Technology.

Mr. Filmon Mel’ake, head of the union branch at the college, reported that 52 students received training in graphics, while 49 students were trained in solar system installation.

Dr. Habteab Tsige, head of the Mining Department at the college, noted that knowledge gained at an early age has a significant impact later in life. He urged the trainees to apply the skills they have acquired through the training in practical ways.

Mr. Seltene Teklom, head of administration and finance at the Sawa and Higher Education Institution branch of the union, stated that one of the main objectives of the union is to develop the vocational capacity of the youth. He encouraged the trainees to positively influence their communities.

According to document, 947 students from the College of Engineering and Technology have already received vocational training.




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- Gender parity is improving across all levels of education, with greater balance also emerging in technical and vocational institutions.

-This progress is crucial for fostering inclusivity, expanding opportunities, and driving long-term social and economic development.@FikreJesus




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ኣባላት 37 ዙርያ ሃገራዊ Chunky ኣካዳሚያዊ ትምህርቶም ዝዛዘሙ፡ ትማሊ ዕለት 31- 03-2025 ወተሃደራውን ፖለቲካውን ስልጠና ጀመሮም። ዓወት ኣስልጦን ይሃብኩም ኣብ መደባትኩም፡፡ @GirmaTelk






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World Autism Awareness Day Observance

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World Autism Awareness Day was observed on 2 April, in the Anseba Region. The objective of the observance was to enhance public understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with autism, and thereby help them become beneficiaries of the opportunities available.

Speaking at the event, Ms. Genet Habte, Chairperson of the National Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the region, stated that autism is a complex disability that is difficult to identify and monitor. She emphasized the need for a basic understanding and specialized skills for its treatment and called for practical measures to ensure the rights and development of individuals with autism.

Col. Tesfatsion Girmay, Director General of Social Services in the Anseba Region, also called on the public and stakeholders to undertake integrated efforts to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to education and social services.

Ambassador Abdella Musa, Governor of the region, remarked that the responsibility of caring for citizens with disabilities should not be left solely to the National Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or to parents. He urged every citizen to play their part.



Similarly, the Central Region branch of the National Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities held a meeting with parents to discuss practical measures that could be taken to improve the livelihoods of children with disabilities.

World Autism Awareness Day, is being observed for the 14th time at the international level and for the 6th time at the national level.

ግደ ህዝቢ ካብ ግደ ውልቀሰብ ስለዚዓቢ፡ ከምዡ’ከ ኪበሃል ኣይከኣልን’ዶ፧

"ናጽነት ኤርትራ፡ ብዘይ ተራ ስዉኣት ክግለጽ ኣይከኣልን። ስዉኣት ድማ፡ ብዘይ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣይግለጹን እዮም። ስለ'ዚ፡ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ንተራ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ጎሲኻ ክትገልጾ ኣጸጋሚ እዩ።"

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

04 Apr 2025, 01:55

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ናጽነት ኤርትራ፡ ብዘይ ተራ ህ.ግ ክግለጽ ኣይከኣልን። ህ.ግ ድማ፡ ብዘይ ኢሳይያስ ኣይግለጽን እዩ። ስለ'ዚ፡ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ንተራ ተ/ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ጎሲኻ ክትገልጾ ኣጸጋሚ እዩ።

ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ (ምልሻ)፡ ካብ መንገዲ-40 (FB post)
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