AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoVocational & youth skills in Eritrea: The Sawa and Higher Education Institutions branch of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students wrapped a three-month vocational training for 400+ college students, including 123 female trainees in Business and Social Science and 93 female trainees in Engineering and Technology, with hands-on modules ranging from sign language and computer technology to solar installation, electronics, satellite dish setup, graphics, and even Arabic and ideology sessions. Education access at home and abroad: Eritrea’s 2025/2026 eighth-grade national examination began June 3 and runs through June 5, with 68,197 students at 535 centers, including Eritrean community schools in Riyadh and Jeddah and a center in Kassala, Sudan. Eritrean culture in the diaspora spotlight: Eritrean communities marked the 35th Independence Day anniversary across countries including Zambia, Zimbabwe, France, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, pairing speeches on resilience with cultural and artistic performances and community awards. Eritrean identity through language & place: A feature explores how Eritrean place names carry shared memory and belonging, highlighting Asmara’s “Unity” meaning and the story behind the name. Eritrean arts & sound: Meron T, an Ethiopian-Eritrean British artist, returns to Addis for family time and creative work, continuing her music journey shaped by longing, romance, and identity across diaspora spaces.
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