2020 in Eritrea
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2020 Timeline of Eritrean history | ||||
Events in the year 2020 in Eritrea.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Eritrea
- 21 March –The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed in Asmara; the index case was an Eritrean national arriving from Norway.[1][2][3]
- November 15 – Diplomats say that rockets fired from Tigray Region, Ethiopia, landed near the airport in Asmara.[4]
- December 4 – Twenty-eight Jehovah's Witnesses are released after being imprisoned for five 26 years. Twenty-four other members of the sect remain in prison.[5]
References
- Obulutsa, George (21 March 2020). "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". National Post. Reuters. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Eritrea Confirms First Coronavirus Case, in Arrival From Norway". The New York Times. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- Mafotsing, Line (2020-05-14). "Covid-19 and Eritrea's Response". Kujenga Amani. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- "Diplomats: Rockets fired at Eritrea amid Ethiopian conflict". msn.com. AP. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "Eritrea frees 28 Jehovah's Witnesses prisoners, group says". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. Reuters. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.