2022 in Eritrea

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

← 2021 2020 2019 2022 in Eritrea → 2023 2024 2025
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Eritrean history

Events in the year 2022 in Eritrea .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President	Isaias Afewerki
	President of National Assembly

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Eritrea

See also: Public holidays in Eritrea

• May 31 – The United Nations says that the Eritrean Defence Forces shelled the Ethiopian border town of Sheraro over the weekend, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring 18 others. ^[1]
• September 1 – The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region. ^[2]

Deaths

• February 9 – Abune Antonios, 94, Orthodox prelate. ^[3]
• October 6 – Tekeste Baire, 69, trade union activist (NCEW).
• December 2 – Qerlos, 94, prelate, patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (since 2021). ^[4]

See also

• Eritrea portal

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Tigray War
• African Union
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States

References

1. Paravicini, Giulia (2022-05-31). "Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia - U.N." Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
2. "Ethiopian, Eritrean troops clash with Tigrayan forces in the north". Reuters. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
3. "Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church Abune Anotnios passes away – Radio Erena". erena.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
4. "Скончался Предстоятель Эритрейской Церкви: новость ОВЦС". Отдел внешних церковных связей. Московского Патриархата. (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-22.