The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution to lift arms embargoes and targeted sanctions on Eritrea.

In a unanimous vote, the council approved Resolution to lift arms embargoes, travel bans, asset freezes and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, which has been in place since 2009.

UN Security Council lifted sanctions after the Eritrea's recent rapprochement towards neighbors in the Horn of Africa. (Xinhua/Reuters)