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#Eritrea's 35th Independence Anniversary will be celebrated under the fitting theme: "Our Resilience: Our Guarantee". The mantra is indeed a perfect epitome for the odyssey/historical trajectory of two Eritrean generations - the Yikaalo and Warsai generations - who had to summon and display unparalleled heroism and resilience and who were compelled to pay, in the process, precious sacrifices to ascertain and later protect their inviolable rights of decolonization and nationhood. Indeed, the small nation had to endure and suffer under stifling and over-arching geopolitical calculus of major powers in the 1940s to be entangled in a bogus "Federal Arrangement" that soon degenerated into blatant annexation; conduct Africa's longest armed struggle for liberation after all its legal and peaceful pleas for redress were utterly ignored; face, in the aftermath of independence, imposed wars of destabilization against its sovereignty and territorial integrity; and, grapple with associated hostilities including unwarranted sanctions as well as subtle subterfuges of "strategic depopulation", unremitting defamation, etc. ርዝነት ናጽነትና እምበኣር ብዝሓለፎ ከቢድን መዘና-ኣልቦን ጉዕዞ'ዩ ዝትመን!

#Eritrea: Holy Feast of the Holy Cross, (በዓል መስቀል), celebrated at Bahti Meskerem Square today with elaborate religious rituals in the presence of Religious Leaders, senior Government and PFDJ officials, members of the Diplomatic Community, and the Faithful. Blessings and prayers presided by His Holiness Abune Baslios Ist, 6th Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. ሓላፊ ስብከት ወንጌል መምህር ስምኦን በየነ፡ ንትርጉም በዓል መስቀል ብዝምልከት ኣብ ዝሃብዎ: ሃይማኖታውን ሃገራውን ክብርታት ዝሓዘል ኣስተምህሮ፥ "ሃይማኖታዊ በዓላትና፡ ሓድነትን ስኒትን እንመሃረሎምን ክብርታትና እንገልጸሎምን መኽሰብና'ዮም" ድሕሪ ምባል፡ "ስስዐ፥ ትዕቢትን፥ ዘይናትካ ምድላይን ኣወጊድና፥ ብናትናን ብመንነትናን ክንሕበንን፡ ክብርታትና ክንዕቅብን" ብምልባዉ፥ በዓላትና ብሓጎስን ብትብዓትን ከነብዕል ንዘኽኣሉና ሰማእታት "ክብርን ምስጋናን ይኹኖም" ኢሎም።

SPOTLIGHT - Cableway in #Eritrea: its History and Prospects for its Revival; by Kidenemariam Feday *"...The Asmara – Massawa Cableway was a three-cable aerial system, unique in its scale and purpose. It was inaugurated in 1937 and had a loading capacity of 30 tons of material every hour in each direction. Divided into nearly 13 sections, the cableway was powered by diesel engines and carried freight in 1540 small transport gondolas. It was designed to handle the significant elevation difference (from sea level to 2,326 meters) and was built to withstand Eritrea’s environment conditions, including heat and wind". *"...Cableway Eritrea represents a unique convergence of history, engineering, and national identity. Its revival offers Eritrea the chance to honor its past, engage with international partners and develop a sustainable and economically beneficial transport corridor. By integrating modern technology, diverse expertise, and a broad vision that connects heritage, tourism, and commerce, the Cableway can spur and catalyze dynamic growth within the context of the blue economy". shabait.com/2025/09/09/cab…

In 1960 #Ethiopia's port of Assab was modernized by Emperor Haile Selassie. The wise King even added a state-of-the-art oil refinery that remained in good working condition until 1991, when it, like everything else in Eritrea, began to decay.