2008 in Eritrea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2008Timeline of Eritrean history ← 2007 2006 2005 2008 in Eritrea → 2009 2010 2011 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2008Timeline of Eritrean history Events in the year 2008 in Eritrea. President: Isaias Afewerki Events June 10 – 13 – The Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict occurred between the forces of the country and Djibouti.[1][2][3] Deaths Main article: Deaths in 2008 Further information: Category:2008 deaths References ↑ "Djibouti-Eritrea border skirmishes subside as toll hits nine". Agence France-Presse. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. ↑ "US condemns Eritrea 'aggression'". BBC News. June 12, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2008. ↑ "Africa | France backing Djibouti in 'war'". BBC News. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016. vte Years in Eritrea (1991–present) Pre-1991 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2008 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara This Eritrea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles