# 2026-19415: Treasury Frees Eritrean Assets After Ethiopia Emergency Ends

2026-19415, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-09-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19415
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19415
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 60490
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-09-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Treasury Frees Eritrean Assets After Ethiopia Emergency Ends

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC has lifted sanctions on certain Eritrean individuals and groups linked to Ethiopia, removing them from the blocked list as of September 18, 2026. This means their property in the U.S. is no longer frozen, signaling a big change in how these people and organizations can do business. The move follows the end of a national emergency that started in 2021.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Ethiopia sanctions authorities.

## Effects PRIA read

- Two Eritrean Individuals Unblocked: benefit, medium. On September 18, 2026, OFAC removed two named Eritrean individuals (Abraha Kassa and Hagos Ghebrehiwet W Kidan) from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. Their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are no longer blocked as of that date.
- Four Eritrean Entities Unblocked: benefit, medium. On September 18, 2026, OFAC removed four named Eritrean entities (Eritrean Defense Forces; Hidri Trust; People’s Front for Democracy and Justice; Red Sea Trading Corporation) from the SDN List. Their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are no longer blocked as of that da…

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2026-19415 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19415/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action)
- [2026-19415 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19415.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19415 (as of 2026-09-30).