title: 2021 in Eritrea
text: # 2021 in Eritrea
  
  Events in the year 2021 in Eritrea.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  | Photo | Post | Name |
  | - | - | - |
  | | President | Isaias Afewerki |
  | | President of National Assembly | Isaias Afewerki |
  
  ## Events
  
  * January 7 – Ethiopian Maj. Gen. Belay Seyoum is quoted by Addis Ababa′s Standard magazine confirming the presence of Eritrean Army troops in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. There are nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray.
  * January 25 – Members of the Eritrean Army are accused of widespread looting and weaponizing hunger in the Tigray Region.
  * January 27 – The United States Department of State demands that Eritrea withdraw from Tigray.
  * February 17 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismantles part of its military base as tensions in Yemen wind down.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * February 19 – Adhanom Ghebremariam, 72, military officer and political dissident.
  