World Environment Day in Asmara: Eritrea marked World Environment Day at Barka Secondary School under the theme “Inspired by Nature; For Climate, For Our Future!”, with youth urged to push climate action. UN partners highlighted Eritrea’s afforestation, soil and water conservation, and community natural resource management, alongside student work on waste management. Media capacity building: The Ministry of Information wrapped a two-month photography and video production training (4 June), with 19 participants across ministries and partner institutions. The program covered cameras, lighting, color and sound, photo evaluation, and more, with trainees receiving certificates. Vocational skills for students: The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students’ Sawa and Higher Education Institutions branch delivered three months of vocational training to 400+ college students, including sign language, solar installation, computer technology, electronics, satellite dish installation, and graphics. Construction on the ground: An elementary school is being built in Gogni sub-zone (Gash-Barka) at a cost of over 3 million Nakfa, with classrooms planned and regional administration and Defense Forces involved. Industry finance for Eritrea exploration: Alpha Exploration announced it closed the second tranche of private placement financing and will use net proceeds to fund ongoing exploration work on the Kerkasha Project in Eritrea. Regional trade risk watch: Commentaries this week flagged the Bab al-Mandab corridor—between Yemen and Djibouti/Eritrea—as a critical shipping artery, with fears that disruptions could ripple into global supply chains.