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Eritrea is being removed from the United States government’s list of countries deemed not to be cooperating fully with U.S. counterterror efforts.
The reclusive East African nation is no longer listed on the announcement that will be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday.
Eritrea is one of the world’s most closed-off nations but last year it agreed to a remarkable restoration of ties with neighboring Ethiopia, two decades after a bloody border war.
The diplomatic breakthrough contributed to the United Nations Security Council’s decision to lift sanctions on Eritrea late last year.
Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela remain on the U.S.’ non-cooperation list.
