2021 in Eritrea explained

Events in the year 2021 in Eritrea.

See also: 2021 in East Africa.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President	Isaias Afewerki
	President of National Assembly

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Eritrea.

See also: Public holidays in Eritrea.

• January 7 – Ethiopian Maj. Gen. Belay Seyoum is quoted by Addis Ababa′s Standard magazine confirming the presence of Eritrean Army troops in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. There are nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray.^[1]
• January 25 – Members of the Eritrean Army are accused of widespread looting and weaponizing hunger in the Tigray Region.^[2]
• January 27 – The United States Department of State demands that Eritrea withdraw from Tigray.^[3]
• February 17 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismantles part of its military base as tensions in Yemen wind down.^[4]

Deaths

• February 19 – Adhanom Ghebremariam, 72, military officer and political dissident.^[5]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Tigray War
• African Union
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States

Notes and References

1. News: Ethiopian army official confirms Eritrean troops in Tigray . January 27, 2021 . AP NEWS . 7 January 2021.
2. News: Anna . Cara . Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia's Tigray . January 25, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . January 25, 2021.
3. News: US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately . January 27, 2021 . AP NEWS . 27 January 2021.
4. News: GAMBRELL . JON . UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war . February 18, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . February 17, 2021.
5. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/md/brentwood/adhanom-k-ghebremariam-12337854 Adhanom K. Ghebremariam