2020 in Eritrea explained

Events in the year 2020 in Eritrea.

See also: 2020 in East Africa.

Incumbents

• President: Isaias Afewerki

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Eritrea

• March 21 –The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed in Asmara; the index case was an Eritrean national arriving from Norway.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• November 15 – Diplomats say that rockets fired from Tigray Region, Ethiopia, landed near the airport in Asmara.^[4]
• December 4 – Twenty-eight Jehovah's Witnesses are released after being imprisoned for five 26 years. Twenty-four other members of the sect remain in prison.^[5]

Deaths

• May 13 – Afwerki Abraha, chemist, freedom fighter, diplomat; died of COVID-19 in the UK (b. 1949)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obulutsa. George. 21 March 2020. Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa.. 22 March 2020. National Post. Reuters.
2. News: 21 March 2020. Eritrea Confirms First Coronavirus Case, in Arrival From Norway. The New York Times. 22 March 2020.
3. Web site: Mafotsing. Line. 2020-05-14. Covid-19 and Eritrea's Response. 2020-06-05. Kujenga Amani. en-US.
4. News: Diplomats: Rockets fired at Eritrea amid Ethiopian conflict . November 15, 2020 . msn.com . AP . November 15, 2020.
5. News: Eritrea frees 28 Jehovah's Witnesses prisoners, group says . December 7, 2020 . news.yahoo.com . Reuters . Yahoo News . December 7, 2020.
6. Web site: Africa's top virus deaths: Cameroon women's football medic dies . Africanews . February 27, 2021 . en . 13 July 2020.