2026 in Eritrea

• 27 January – Eritrean human trafficker Amanuel Walid (also known as Tewelde Goitom) is sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands for torturing African migrants in Libya, and for running a trafficking network to Europe.^[2]
• 3 February – The Ethiopian government formally acknowledges the involvement of Eritrean military forces in the Tigray war and accuses them of mass killings in Tigray Region during the conflict.^[3]
• 6–22 February – Eritrea at the 2026 Winter Olympics
• 25 March – After defeating Eswatini 2-0 in the first leg of the preliminary round, the Eritrea national football team returns to Africa Cup of Nations qualification after an 18-year absence.^[4][5]

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• 1 January: New Year's Day
• 7 January: Orthodox Christmas Day
• 19 January: Orthodox Epiphany
• 10 February: Fenkil Day
• 8 March: International Women's Day
• 20 March: Eid al-Fitr
• 13 April: Orthodox Easter Monday
• 1 May: Labour Day
• 24 May: Independence Day
• 27 May: Eid al-Adha
• 20 June: Martyrs' Day
• 26 August: Milad un Nabi
• 1 September: Revolution Day
• 25 December: Christmas Day