2022 in Eritrea explained

Events in the year 2022 in Eritrea.

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.

• May 31 – The United Nations says that the Eritrean Defence Forces shelled the Ethiopian border town of Sheraro over the weekend, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring 18 others.^[1]
• September 1 – The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region.^[2]

Deaths

• February 9 – Abune Antonios, 94, Orthodox prelate.^[3]
• October 6 – Tekeste Baire, 69, trade union activist (NCEW).
• December 2 – Qerlos, 94, prelate, patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (since 2021).^[4]

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: Paravicini . Giulia . 2022-05-31 . Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia - U.N. . en . Reuters . 2022-09-12.
2. News: 2022-09-01 . Ethiopian, Eritrean troops clash with Tigrayan forces in the north . en . Reuters . 2022-09-12.
3. Web site: Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church Abune Anotnios passes away – Radio Erena . 2022-09-12 . erena.org.
4. Web site: Скончался Предстоятель Эритрейской Церкви: новость ОВЦС . 2023-01-22 . Отдел внешних церковных связей. Московского Патриархата. . ru.