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Eritrea

6 events over the last 60 published days.

Illustration : Asmara (Eritrea)
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Risk index
35/100
Tension
Over 7 days
= stable
Over 30 days
= stable
Rank
37th of 231 countries tied
Updated
12 Nov.

Travel advisories 35/70
Canada: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) · United States: level 2 of 4

Right now 0/30
No particular event under way.

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Days in the newsMentioned on 6 of 60 days
14 Sep.12 Nov.

October 2026 5 events

12 October 2026 Geopolitics Ethiopia

Ethiopian offensive in Tigray, tension with Eritrea

Ethiopian troops entered Adigrat, in northern Tigray, near the Eritrean border, after the withdrawal of rebel fighters. Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of destabilizing the region, and the two countries accuse each other.

8 October 2026 Geopolitics Ethiopia

Eritrean troops penetrate into Ethiopian Tigray

Eritrean troops are deploying around Adigrat, in northern Tigray. The Eritrean army supports insurgents of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, fighting against the central Ethiopian government, raising fears of direct confrontation with Addis Ababa.

3 October 2026 Geopolitics Ethiopia

Ethiopia and Eritrea break relations

Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties as the conflict intensifies in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopian forces are facing rebel fighters in the region.

September 2026 1 event

27 September 2026 Geopolitics Ethiopia

Ethiopia under threat of renewed civil war

The Ethiopian military promised restraint amid fears of a new civil war, four years after the Pretoria peace agreement that ended the conflict in the North. The military chief accuses Eritrea of financing and supporting armed groups to weaken Ethiopia, as clashes between federal army and rebel groups resumed this week.

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