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Politics● LowSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 12:34 PM

US lifts sanctions on Eritrea ‘to advance US regional interests’ in Red Sea

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa

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

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