Eritrea says the May 29 lifting of security relatedblacklisting by the United States government was welcome despite being anerroneous move in the first place. Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said the“categorisation was erroneous” in the first place, before adding that Asmaraviewed today’s move as a case of being “better late than never.” Washington classed Eritrea under its list ofCounterterror Non-Cooperation nations in May 2017. Eritrea was the only Africancountry listed at the time. The US based its decision on allegations of Eritreangovernment support for Somalia-based insurgent group, al-Shabab. The US isactively involved in combating the group listed as a terrorist organisationunder its laws. The quartets of nations that remain on the said listare: Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela.Observers had largely held that dropping Eritreafrom the list was only a matter of time especially after the United NationsSecurity Council, UNSC, voted to lift targeted sanctions on Eritrea oversimilar allegations