ERI-NEWS
Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Prepared by the Press Section of thePermanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to AU
and UNECA
Global Eritrean Festivals Celebrate Cultural Heritage,
National Harmony
The tradition of holding annual Festivals that bring together Eritrean
Diaspora communities and friends of Eritrea goes back more than fourdecades.

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Eritrea-Sudan
Popular Friendship 5Group Visited
Eritrea

The Festivals showcase and celebrate the Eritrean people’s rich history,
and diverse customs and traditions. They provide fora to pass to thenew generation the cherished cultural values. The Festivals have anindispensible role in strengthening the ties of Diaspora communities
Eritrea andwith the homeland.
Tanzania, Among Six
So far this summer, eight highly successful Eritrean Festivals have been
held in European and North American countries with the participationof tens of thousands of Eritreans and friends of Eritrea.
1. Eritrean Festival in Italy, 1-3 July, Rome
2. Eritrean Festival in Germany, 7-9 July, Giessen
3. Eritrean Festival in Holland, 14-16 July, Rijswijk
4. Eritrean Festival in UK, 22-23 July 2017, London
5. Eritrean Festival in Scandinavia, 27-30 July, Stockholm
6. Eritrean Festival in Eastern Canada, 5-7 August, Toronto
7. Eritrean Festival in US, 11-13 August, Seattle
8. Eritrean Festival in Western Canada, 12-13 August, Edmonton
Each of the Festivals featured a forum of discussion with Senior
Eritrean Government officials and/or heads of Embassies andConsulates; Seminars on issues of concern to the homeland and theDiaspora Communities by academicians, professionals and communityleaders; Children’s programs and sport competitions; musical andartistic performances; photo and picture exhibitions; fashion showsfeaturing traditional attires of Eritrean ethnic groups; traditional foodand drinks and so on.
The Eritrean Festival in Asmara will be held from 18-20 August.
While Eritrean communities in other parts of the world organize their
Festivals in other times of the year.
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Countries Ready to 5
Face Global
Pandemics

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Eritrean Festival in Italy1-3 July 2017,
Rome

Eritrean Festival in Germany

7-9 July 2017,
GiessenEritrean Festival in Holland

14-16 July 2017,
Rijswijk

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Eritrean Festival in UK

Eritrean Festival in Scandinavia

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London27-30 July 2017,
Stockholm, Sweden

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Eritrean Festival in Eastern Canada

Eritrean Festival in US

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Eritrean Festival in Western Canada

12-13 August 2017,
Edmonton

Eritrea-Sudan Popular Friendship Group Visited Eritrea
The Eritrea-Sudan Popular Friendship Group visitedEritrea from 22 to 28 July 2017. The visit of the 18
member group - composed of academicians, businesspeople, sports personalities and journalists - to Eritrea
was aimed at enhancing popular relationship between
the people of Eritrea and Sudan.

Sudanese people, representative of the group asserted
that they will work to further strengthen bilateral ties
between the peoples of the two countries.
“This is my third visit to Eritrea, and just as in theprevious visits, I have received a warm welcome. Ourgroup aims to strengthen sisterly ties between thepeople of Eritrea and Sudan. It is based on the solid
cohesion of the two countries; it has neither politicallynor religiously based intents,” said the head of thedelegation Mr. Abd-el-Kader Hammed.

During a meeting with the Group, the Chairperson of
the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students(NUEYS), Mr. Saleh Ahmedin, said that the visit
attests to the strong strategic, diplomatic and popular
friendship that exists between Eritrea and Sudan.
The delegation visited historical sites in Asmara andMentioning that Eritrea is a second home to theMassawa.

Eritrea and Tanzania, Among Six Countries Ready to Face Global Pandemics
Only two African countries are fully prepared to facea global pandemic if one should break out. The twoEritrea and Tanzania-are joined by Finland, UnitedStates, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on the global list
according to a recent World Bank sponsored report.
The report titled ‘ From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security,’ said only six countries theworld over had taken steps to evaluate their ability toadequately respond to pandemics.

The report notes that the external evaluation of readiness to face pandemics was two way-one for humandiseases and the other for animal outbreaks. It addedthat as at April 2017, the six countries had undergone
both evaluations and mapped out measures to rectify
their weak points.
The evaluation exercises employed are done in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO)and the World Organization for Animal Health.
Source: www.africanews.com

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