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Les Etats-Unis levent les sanctions contre le parti au pouvoir et l'armee en Erythree
Les Etats-Unis ont leve les sanctions contre le parti au pouvoir et l'armee en Erythree imposees par l'administration Biden en 2021, apres que le departement du Tresor a confirme que l'etat d'urgence national qui les fondait avait expire le 18 septembre.
Synthétisé par IA à partir des sources citées ci-dessous.
Les Etats-Unis ont leve les sanctions visant le parti au pouvoir en Erythree et son armee, a indique le departement du Tresor, apres qu'un etat d'urgence national declare en septembre 2021 a expire le 18 septembre 2026 sans etre renouvele. Les sanctions initiales avaient ete imposees par l'administration Biden en raison de preoccupations humanitaires et relatives aux droits humains liees au conflit dans la region ethiopienne du Tigray, ou les forces erythreennes avaient soutenu les troupes ethiopiennes contre des combattants loyaux au gouvernement regional du Tigray. Ce conflit s'est acheve avec un accord de paix signe en novembre 2022.
Le bureau de controle des avoirs etrangers du Tresor a indique avoir leve les sanctions visant plusieurs personnes, dont Hagos Ghebrehiwet, un haut responsable financier erythreen designe dans le cadre du programme. Le departement d'Etat a indique que l'administration Trump avait decide de ne pas renouveler cette mesure d'urgence afin de faire progresser les interets americains plus larges dans la region de la mer Rouge, ou les preoccupations securitaires se sont intensifiees.
Cette decision intervient alors que Washington s'inquiete de plus en plus de la securite des routes maritimes empruntant le detroit de Bab al-Mandeb, les forces houthies au Yemen voisin ayant etendu leur controle sur la cote ouest du pays. Le littoral erythreen de la mer Rouge, dont le port d'Assab, se trouve pres de ce point de passage strategique, ce qui a donne davantage de poids a la decision d'assouplir les sanctions contre le gouvernement d'Asmara.
Key facts
- The US lifted sanctions on Eritrea's ruling party and military that had been in place since 2021.
- The national emergency underlying the sanctions expired on September 18, 2026, and was not renewed.
- The original sanctions responded to humanitarian and human rights concerns during the Tigray conflict, which ended with a November 2022 peace accord.
- The Treasury Department removed sanctions on individuals including financial official Hagos Ghebrehiwet.
- The State Department cited US interests in the Red Sea region as a factor in the decision.
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