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US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea’s ruling party and the military

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States lifted sanctions against Eritrea’s ruling party and the military that the Biden administration imposed, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The sanctions were issued in 2021 over humanitarian and human rights concerns in the northern Ethio…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea’s ruling party and the military (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States lifted sanctions against Eritrea’s ruling party and the military that the Biden administration imposed, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The sanctions were issued in 2021 over humanitarian and human rights concerns in the northern Ethio…

  2. Bloomberg

    US Lifts Sanctions Aimed at Eritrea’s Ruling Party and Military (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US is letting lapse its five-year national emergency over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, lifting sanctions on Eritrea’s military, ruling party and other individuals and entities targeted under the measure.

  3. Al Jazeera

    US lifts sanctions on Eritrea ‘to advance US regional interests’ in Red Sea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The sanctions, introduced during the Biden administration, targeted Eritrea's governing party and the military.

  4. Semafor

    US lifts sanctions on Eritrean officials (opens Semafor)

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    The Biden administration imposed the measures in 2021 over human rights abuses committed during the Tigray war in neighboring Ethiopia.

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