Eritrea
Eritrea acknowledges presence of troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray State, commits to withdrawal
This is the first official acknowledgement by Eritrea of the presence of its troops in Tigray where they have been accused of committing human rights violations
War in Ethiopia’s Tigray region crosses northern border into Eritrea; 25,000 refugees flee to Sudan
Accusing Eritrea of participating in a “full-scale war” alongside the Ethiopian federal troops against the Tigray regional government, the latter fired rockets targeting the airport in Eritrea’s capital city on Saturday
Eritrea-Ethiopia peace treaty ends decades of border conflict
Residents celebrated on the streets of Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, as diplomatic ties were normalized and communication links restored
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