Constitution of Eritrea

  Article 55 - Auditor General 1There shall be an Auditor General who audits the revenues and expenditures and other financial operations of government and who reports annually his findings to the National Assembly. 2The Auditor General shall be appointed for five years by the President with the approval of the National Assembly and shall be accountable to the National Assembly. 3The detailed organisation, powers and duties of the Auditor General shall be determined by law .Article 56 - National Bank 1There shall be a National Bank, which performs the functions of a central bank, controls the financial institutions and manages the national currency. 2The National Bank shall have a Governor appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly. There shall be a Board of Directors whose members shall be appointed by the President. 3The detailed organisation, powers and duties of the National Bank shall be determined by law. Article 57 - Civil Service Administration 1T...

  We the people of Eritrea, united in a common struggle for our rights and common destiny: With Eternal Gratitude to the scores of thousands of our martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the causes of our rights and independence, during the long and heroic revolutionary struggle for liberation, and to the courage and steadfastness of our Eritrean patriots; and standing on the solid ground of unity and justice bequeathed by our martyrs and combatants; Aware that it is the sacred duty of all citizens to build a strong and advanced Eritrea on the bases of freedom, unity, peace, stability and security achieved through the long struggle of all Eritreans, which tradition we must cherish, preserve and develop; Realising that in order to build an advanced country, it is necessary that the unity, equality, love for truth and justice, self-reliance, and hard work, which we nurtured during our revolutionary struggle for independence and which helped us to triumph, must become t...