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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Getachew

US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea's ruling party and the military

Eritrea US Sanctions - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The United States lifted sanctions against Eritrea’s ruling party and the military that the former Biden administration imposed, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The sanctions were issued in 2021 over humanitarian and human rights concerns during a violent conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. Eritrean forces backed Ethiopian troops against fighters loyal to the regional government of Tigray in the conflict that ended with a peace accord in November 2022.

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