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Eritrea Financial Sanctions Enforcement Agencies Take Action Against Eritrean Actors Contributing to Ethiopia Crisis

Washington D.C. - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated four entities and two individuals in response to the growing humanitarian and human rights crisis and expanding military conflict in Ethiopia.

Background

The action targets Eritrean actors that have contributed to the crisis and conflict, which have undermined the stability and integrity of the Ethiopian state. The United States is actively working with partners throughout the region and the world to support a negotiated cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia.

Designations

The individuals and entities designated today include:

• Eritrean Defense Force: A government entity that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, activities that have contributed to the crisis in northern Ethiopia or have obstructed a ceasefire or peace process to resolve such crisis.
• People’s Front for Democracy and Justice: A political party that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, activities that have contributed to the crisis in northern Ethiopia or have obstructed a ceasefire or peace process to resolve such crisis.
• Abraha Kassa Nemariam: Designated for having provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice.
• Hidri Trust: A political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of Eritrea or its ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice, and for being owned or controlled by the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice.
• Hagos Ghebrehiwet W Kidan: Designated for having provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice.
• Red Sea Trading Corporation: A company owned or controlled by Hagos Ghebrehiwet W Kidan.

Impact

Since the outbreak of the military conflict in 2020, fighting involving the Ethiopian military, Eritrean military, Tigray People’s Liberation Front forces, and other forces in northern Ethiopia has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, as well as a growing humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people. The presence of Eritrean forces is an impediment to ending the ongoing fighting and increasing humanitarian access.

Statement

“We condemn the continued role played by Eritrean actors who are contributing to the violence in northern Ethiopia, which has undermined the stability and integrity of the state and resulted in a humanitarian disaster,” said Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control Andrea M. Gacki.

Commitment to Humanitarian Support

The Treasury remains committed to ensuring that U.S. sanctions do not limit the ability of civilians located in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the region to receive humanitarian support from the international community.

Contact Information

For more information regarding the scope of any sanctions programs’ requirements, including the Ethiopia-Related Sanctions Program, or the applicability or scope of any humanitarian-related authorizations, please contact OFAC’s Sanction Compliance and Evaluation Division at (800) 540-6322 or (202) 622-2490, or by email at OFAC_Feedback@treasury.gov.