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Eritrea Rejoins East African Bloc After Almost 16 Years

Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state departed the body.

The authoritarian state reportedly suspended its IGAD membership in 2007 following a string of disagreements, including over the bloc's decision to ask Kenya to oversee the resolution of a border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia in 1993 and fought a two-year border war with its neighbor that poisoned relations until a peace agreement in 2018. Dubbed the "North Korea" of Africa, Eritrea was sanctioned by the United States in 2021 after sending troops into Tigray.

East Africa: Eritrea Rejoins East African Bloc After Almost 16 Years

allAfrica, 13 June 2023

Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body,… Read more »
East Africa: Kenya, Eritrea Agree to Remove Visa Requirements for Their Citizens

VOA, 9 February 2023

The presidents of Kenya and Eritrea have wrapped up two days of talks by agreeing to remove visa requirements for their citizens as part of improving relations. Read more »
Eritrea: Interview With President Isaias Afwerki - Part II and Final

Shabait, 10 May 2023

Question: Mr. President, the situation in the Sudan has an impact, to varying degrees, on the countries in the Horn of Africa and other countries that have contiguous borders with… Read more »
Eritrea: Messages of Congratulations

Shabait, 20 May 2023

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Republic of Egypt, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha of Thailand, President Marcelo Robelo de Sousa of Portugal as well as King Salman bin… Read more »