US Lifts Sanctions on Eritrea's Military, Ruling Party
US Lifts Sanctions on Eritrea's Military, Ruling Party
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The Trump administration has lifted US sanctions on Eritrea's military and ruling party, Reuters reported after the removals appeared on the Treasury Department's website on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
Bloomberg reported that the US is letting a five-year national emergency over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia lapse, which lifts sanctions on Eritrea's military, its ruling party and other individuals and entities designated under the measure.
The Boston Globe reported the sanctions were issued in 2021 over humanitarian and human rights concerns during the violent conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
Timeline
The US issues the sanctions over humanitarian and human rights concerns tied to the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to The Boston Globe.
The Trump administration lifts sanctions on the Eritrean Defense Forces and other entities in Eritrea, as shown on the Treasury Department's website, Reuters reported.
Bloomberg reports the underlying five-year national emergency over Ethiopia is being allowed to lapse, ending the designations made under it.
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Analysts cited by Reuters said the move could boost US ties to Eritrea, given the country's strategic position along the Red Sea shipping route.
The reporting in this story does not include comment from the Eritrean government or from US officials explaining the decision.
What's Next
With the national emergency allowed to lapse, the designations made under it are off the Treasury list — leaving open the question of whether Washington and Asmara move toward closer ties, as the analysts quoted by Reuters suggested.
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