Egypt: President Isaias Attends Inauguration of Egypt’s Grand Museum
[Shabait] Asmara, 02 November 2025 — President Isaias Afwerki attended the inauguration ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum held yesterday in Giza, overlooking Egypt’s three great Pyramids. The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the worl…
Eritrea: Seminar Focusing On Cultural Heritage and Identity
[Shabait] Asmara, 19 August 2025 – The Commission of Culture and Sports organized a seminar on cultural heritage and identity for over 150 members of traditional dance and music groups from the Southern Region on 18 August in Asmara.
Eritrea: Festival Eritrea 2025 – a Celebration of Eritrea’s Cinematography
[Shabait] Festival Eritrea 2025 is an event of vibrant celebrations of the nation’s diverse cultural and artistic heritage. The festival brings together the unique characteristics and shared cultures of Eritrea’s six regions, highlighting the rich trad…
Eritrea: Preparation for National Festival 2025 Finalized
[Shabait] Asmara, 05 August 2025 – Ambassador Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Culture and Sports, indicated that preparations for the National Festival 2025 have been finalized. The festival is scheduled to take place from 9 to 17 August at the Expo Grou…
Eritrea: Eritrean Community Festival in Scandinavian Countries Concludes
[Shabait] Asmara, 28 July 2025 – The 27th annual Eritrean Community Festival in the Scandinavian countries, held from 24 July in Stockholm, concluded with a vibrant expression of national unity and patriotism.
Eritrea: Dancing Through Time – the Cultural Legacy of the Afardancing Afar
[Shabait] Before the invention of writing, communities across the world preserved their histories through oral traditions, music, and dance — languages used by people to communicate with one another and with nature itself. In every beat of a drum and …
Eritrea: Eritrean Community Festival in UK
[Shabait] Asmara — The 2025 Eritrean Community Festival in the United Kingdom was colorfully conducted on 12 and 13 July in London under the theme “Our Cohesion – Our Armour.”
Eritrea: Students’ Festival in Southern Region
[Shabait] Mendefera, 10 May 2025 – The students’ cultural and sports festival in the Southern Region enthusiastically commenced in Mendefera on 9 May. The festival is being attended by about one thousand students from across the region and features foo…
Eritrea: ‘Ich Bin,’ I Am – ‘For My Sisters, Brothers, Cousins, and All Eritreans to Read My Book in Our Mother Tongue Has an Incredible Feeling,’ Bisirat
[Shabait] Bisrat Tesfay Negassi is an Eritrean-born fashion designer, author, and cultural curator. Born in Asmara in the early 1970s, she fled with her family to Hamburg, Germany, during her childhood due to the daily atrocities that were committed by…
Eritrea: A Glimpse Into Bedawyet Traditions and Lifestyle
[Shabait] The Bedawyet, one of the ethnic groups in Eritrea, live in the northern parts of the Gash Barka region and the Adobha subzone of the Northern Red Sea region and are predominantly pastoral, earning a living primarily by raising animals. Due to…