2017 in Eritrea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2017Timeline of Eritrean history ← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in Eritrea → 2018 2019 2020 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2017Timeline of Eritrean history Events in the year 2017 in Eritrea. President: Isaias Afewerki Events 1 November – In Asmara, 28 students are killed after police open fire on protestors during the Eritrean uprising.[1][2] Deaths Main article: Deaths in 2017 Further information: Category:2017 deaths References ↑ "Eritrea opposition: Security forces kill 28 protesters". Al Jazeera. 1 November 2017. ↑ "Eritrea's Asmara city hit by rare student protest". BBC News. BBC. 1 November 2017. 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 vte2017 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 South Sudan 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