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Libyan authorities say they have freed more than 200 migrants from an underground prison in Kufra held by a human trafficker in inhumane conditions. The freed migrants were mostly Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly from Somalia and Eritrea. 2026-01-18
Tigray People's Liberation Front authorities say that Eritrea has launched a full-scale intervention into the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. 2022-09-20
The Tigray People's Liberation Front says that Eritrea has taken the town of Sheraro. 2022-09-13
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits for the first time that Eritrean troops entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and fought the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, and that they may have been involved in war crimes. Abiy says that Eritrean forces promised to leave the region as soon as Ethiopia's military was able to "control the border". 2021-03-24
The U.S. Embassy in Asmara reports several explosions in the Eritrean capital. The TPLF has previously fired rockets at the capital during the conflict. 2020-11-28
A 41-year-old Eritrean man from Switzerland faces trial in Germany for allegedly pushing an eight-year-old boy and his mother onto the tracks of an Intercity Express train at the Frankfurt central station in July; the boy was killed, but his mother survived. A psychiatric assessment showed that the man suffered from an episode of schizophrenia and had "at least a considerably reduced ability" to control his actions. The incident triggered reactions from across the German federal government, who have called for a review of the country's immigration policies. 2020-08-19
The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes to lift sanctions on Eritrea. 2018-11-14
Ethiopian forces launch attacks on three militant camps inside Eritrea. 2012-03-15
The United Nations accuses Eritrea of attempting to bomb an African Union summit in Ethiopia. 2011-07-28
A series of moderate magnitude 4-5 earthquakes hit eastern Eritrea, preceding reports of a possible volcanic eruption. 2011-06-12