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Azerbaijan protests Eritrea's detention of three Azerbaijani-flagged vessels and 18 crew members since November 2024, stating the ships entered Eritrean waters due to adverse weather en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2025-01-8

The Tigray People's Liberation Front says that Eritrea has taken the town of Sheraro.
2022-09-13

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reconnaissance vessel "Saviz" is struck by several limpet mines off the coast of Eritrea in the Red Sea. A Pentagon spokesperson denies any U.S. involvement in the attack on the Iranian ship.
2021-04-6

Explosions are reported in the Eritrean capital Asmara amid reports of a missile attack from Tigray, Ethiopia. The Eritrean government confirms missiles were launched at the capital but said that they missed and instead landed in the countryside. The attack comes just hours after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) threatened to target Eritrea.
2020-11-14

African leaders agree on a continent-wide free trade zone, which encompasses all African nations except for Eritrea and Somaliland. The various European territories located in Africa are also excluded. It will be the largest free trade zone since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
2019-07-8

The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes to lift sanctions on Eritrea.
2018-11-14

Leaders from Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their countries' 20-year border conflict.
2018-07-9

The United States stops giving out visas to high ranking officials of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone for failing to accept deportations.
2017-09-13

The United Nations accuses Eritrea of attempting to bomb an African Union summit in Ethiopia.
2011-07-28

Egyptian border guards shoot and injure an Eritrean woman as she attempts to cross into Israel.
2011-05-21