Africa Day in Asmara: Eritrea marked the 63rd anniversary of Africa Day on 13 June at Asmara Palace Hotel under “Africa: One Heart, One Land, One Destiny,” with Foreign Minister Osman Saleh stressing water and sanitation as Africa’s AU priority and calling for strategies to pull the continent out of poverty and conflict. Minister Osman’s Africa Day message: In a detailed address, Saleh highlighted Eritrea’s efforts to secure water despite harsh desert conditions, linking resilience and state planning to long-term development goals. Eritrea at 35—regime messaging under strain: A sharp commentary argues that Eritrea’s official narrative is running out of substance, pointing to hollow state media updates and the lack of meaningful checks on leadership as the country marks 35 years. Red Sea diplomacy: Reporting on President Isaias Afwerki’s Cairo visit says maritime cooperation with Egypt keeps Red Sea security framed as a littoral-state responsibility, amid wider regional tensions involving Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Humanitarian and rights backdrop: Coverage also flags transnational repression and civic-space pressure abroad, while separate reporting notes Eritrean-linked trafficking routes and legal cases tied to migrant smuggling networks.