Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is one of the world’s five major cereal food plants along with maize, rice, barley, and wheat. Sorghum originated in North-East Africa and, it was domesticated for food production and is now grown extensively throughout the country. In Eritrea, several species and cultivars of sorghum are subjected to different diseases caused by various pathogens. There is no proper recorded data on diseases on sorghum and its intensity, hence, this survey with the objectives of- identifying the different diseases, assessing the inoculum of the soil, and its effect on the growth and yield of sorghum