Vocational Skills for Industry: In Asmara, the Sawa and Higher Education Institutions branch of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students delivered three months of vocational training to 400+ college students, including 123 women in business and 93 women in engineering tracks, with modules spanning solar energy installation, computer technology, electronics, satellite dish installation, graphics, and sign language; the Eritrean Police also ran computer and office equipment maintenance training. Education & Infrastructure Build-Out: A new elementary school is under construction in Gogni sub-zone (Gash Barka), costing over 3 million Nakfa, with five classrooms and support from the regional administration and Defense Forces—another step toward expanding local learning capacity. Energy & Trade Corridor Risk: Reports highlight how the Bab al-Mandab Strait—between Yemen and Djibouti/Eritrea—remains a key shipping and oil route; any disruption could quickly raise costs for regional logistics and industry. Green Jobs Agenda: The Great Green Wall effort is described as shifting from a “tree wall” to a mosaic of restored land across 11 Sahel nations including Eritrea, aiming for 100 million hectares restored by 2030 and 10 million green jobs. Mining/Exploration Finance: Alpha Exploration says it closed a second tranche of private placement financing and will use net proceeds to fund ongoing exploration work on the Kerkasha Project in Eritrea.