Mereja Forum

[AbyssiniaLady]

Afars have a right to statehood, they have gained absolutely nothing economically by being in Eritrea, Moreover, The Tigrinya/Isaias Afwerki have done what Amhara have done in Ethiopia with regard to ethnic group languages.


An independent Afar state is inevitable.

[Zmeselo]

The Eritrean Afar's collective response, to the h00ker in chief!

Afars have a right to statehood, they have gained absolutely nothing economically by being in Eritrea, Moreover, The Tigrinya/Isaias Afwerki have done what Amhara have done in Ethiopia with regard to ethnic group languages.


An independent Afar state is inevitable.

[Somaliman]

Afars have a right to statehood, they have gained absolutely nothing economically by being in Eritrea, Moreover, The Tigrinya/Isaias Afwerki have done what Amhara have done in Ethiopia with regard to ethnic group languages.


An independent Afar state is inevitable.

SinLady,

Do you know how many ministers do Afars have got in the current governments in Ethiopia and Eritrea respectively?

It would also be interesting if you could remember of how many Afars were in Meles Zenawi's government.

[AbyssiniaLady]

I assure you all that Afar state will be free and independent prosperous nation, Until 1882, Afar region was an independent Sultan in the red sea which had no contact with other Eritrean ethnic groups.

[EPRDF]

I disagree. Eritrean Agames have successfully dislocated Afars from their hometown and replaced and filled Afar villages by Tigrign Agames. Afars are a tiny minority and easily have been removed from their land. Eritrean Tigraways have resettled on Afar land and Afaris vanished into thin air at the present.

On the Ethiopian side, Afars are fighting against TDF, the very force that granted Afaris an autonomous state with its brand new city capital Semera. Sad they are being eradicated by Habeshis and they are collaborating with their terminator. Afars do not know what they are doing.

[Sadacha Macca]

EPRDF,

Let's try to be objective and fair here. You know I'm gonna call it how it is.
The Afar in Ethiopia were dragged into this conflict. Initially, they were helping the Tigrayans fleeing the war zones, giving them refuge and sharing food with them. However, Abiy and his govt decided to of course, use Afars land as a place to send troops (Oromia Police for example) into Tigray, so the TDF attacked those troops in Afar region, and also shelled some civilians too.
The Afar people wanted to remain neutral, but of course, when you border the region being targeted, it's almost impossible to not be effected by the war.
There are many factors here or perspectives that complicate things. Personally, I support the Afar, whether it be their desire to have their own independent state or autonomy within the three countries they occupy. Let's be honest though.... The likelihood of them forming an independent state that would take lands from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, is very low. It's similar, in some ways, to the Kurdish situation.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Eritrean Agames have successfully dislocated Afars from their hometown and replaced and filled Afar villages by Tigrign Agames.

That is blatantly lies.

Afars are fighting against TDF, the very force that granted Afaris an autonomous state with its brand new city capital Semera.

I am glad they are fighting against TPLF, The same TPLF that divided Afar families and gave Afar land and coastline to Isaias Afwerki, The TPLF is the root causes of all Afars misery, I have no words to express my anger.

Sad they are being eradicated by Habeshis and they are collaborating with their terminator.

I don't know why you keep using the word "Habesha", Habesha is not an ethnicity, nor is there a common Habesha language, It's a nonsensical term that divided Ethiopia beyond belief, Besides, Tigrinya are Eritrean citizens, accept and move on.

[Zmeselo]

EPRDF,

Let's try to be objective and fair here. You know I'm gonna call it how it is.
The Afar in Ethiopia were dragged into this conflict. Initially, they were helping the Tigrayans fleeing the war zones, giving them refuge and sharing food with them. However, Abiy and his govt decided to of course, use Afars land as a place to send troops (Oromia Police for example) into Tigray, so the TDF attacked those troops in Afar region, and also shelled some civilians too.
The Afar people wanted to remain neutral, but of course, when you border the region being targeted, it's almost impossible to not be effected by the war.
There are many factors here or perspectives that complicate things. Personally, I support the Afar, whether it be their desire to have their own independent state or autonomy within the three countries they occupy. Let's be honest though.... The likelihood of them forming an independent state that would take lands from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, is very low. It's similar, in some ways, to the Kurdish situation.

Absolutely right, concerning the Ethiopian Afar.

What I want to add is that when it comes to the Eritrean Afar, Italian colonialism in Eritrea started in their territory when their sultans leased land to the Rubbatino company of Italy; through the jesuit Giuseppe Sapeto. In order words, the State of Eritrea we've today (formed by Italy) makes them the prime Eritreans- not a people to seek a State of their own.

Adding to that, we Eritreans don't want to build a nation based on ethnicity a- la the terror junta weyane. An Afar can live allover Eritrea, from north to south & feel at home. Likewise, for the other tribes.

[Digital Weyane]

ትላንት ባድሜን የትግራይ ግዛት ነው ኡያልን ስንዋሽና ስናልም ወልቃይት፣ ጠገዴ፣ ሰቲት ሁመራ፣ ጠለምት፣ ራያና ባድሜ ባልተጠበቀ መንገድ ለዘላለም አጣናቸው።

አሁን ደግሞ አፋርን የትግራይ ግዛት ኡናደርገዋለን ኡያልን መላዋ ትግራይን የምናጣበት ሁኔታ ኡየተፈጠረ ነው።

ጁንታዎች የቆጡን እናወርዳለን ብለው የብብታችንን አስጣሉን እኮ። እንደው ምን አባታችን ይሻለናል? ዋይ ዋይ ዋይ ዋይ ትግራዋይ!

[Deqi-Arawit]

[AbyssiniaLady]

The likelihood of them forming an independent state that would take lands from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, is very low. It's similar, in some ways, to the Kurdish situation.

Both Ethiopia and Eritrea are a creation of the European empires which will eventually disintegrate on their own just like the Soviet Union, Afars will not lift a finger, they will simply declare independence, Tigre, the largest ethnic group in Eritrea are already preparing themselves for the inevitable disintegration of Eritrea.

[Zmeselo]

Your pale-faced masters, beg to differ! You trust them fully, so here it is, you skank-hoe!

Major Ethnic Groups Of Eritrea

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/maj ... itrea.html


Shoppers in the city center of Asmara, Eritrea.

The Biher-Tigrinya people are the largest ethnic group in Eritrea today, followed by the related Tigre people. These ethnic groups make up the majority of the population in the country, and the other seven tribes constitute 12% of the remaining total population.

Both Italy and Britain colonized Eritrea. In 1952, the United Nations federated Ethiopia and Eritrea, but Ethiopia overruled the federal arrangement and annexed Eritrea as its province. This annexation led to years of liberation wars by Eritreans. During this time all the tribes in Eritrea came together to form a formidable front that would liberate the country from the ever fighting Ethiopian ethnic groups.

Biher-Tigrinya

The Biher-Tigrinya ethnic group is the largest community in Eritrea, constituting 57% of the total population. It occupies the southern, northern, and central highlands of Maakel and Debub and practices farming. The community practices Christianity primarily the Coptic, Catholic, and Protestant branches. A small proportion of the group practices the Islam religion. They speak Tigrinya language.

Tigre

The Tigre ethnic group is the second largest population in Eritrea constituting 28% of the total population. They occupy the vast areas from the western lowlands, northern mountains, to the coastal plains of Eritrea. They are similar to the Tigrinya community sharing both Islamic and Christianity.

Saho

The ethnic minority group of Saho makes up 4% of the total population in Eritrea. The group occupies the southeastern slopes of the highlands to the coastal plains of Foro and the hinterland south of Massawa. Like their counterparts, the Tigrinya and Tiger, they also practice Islamic and Christianity and are small scale farmers with much emphasis on bee-keeping. Their culture is embodied in the community work where a village has around 200 homes that are well built and have a clean environment.

Kunama

This ethnic group forms the third largest population in Eritrea with a 3% stake. They occupy the territories between Gash River and Barentu. The ethnic group constitutes two religions, Islamic and Christianity but traditional believers are present. They live a Nilotic life with a diverse dancing lifestyle. They speak the Kunama language.

Bilen

These traditional farmers occupy the regions of Keren and its environs making up a 2% of the whole Eritrea population. They practice Christianity and Islamic religion, and their culture revolves around kinships social stratification. They have close ties with their relatives, Tigrinya.

Rashida

This Islamic ethnic group came to Eritrea from the Arabian Peninsula. They lead a nomadic life along the Northern Red Sea coast. Today they make up for just a 2% of the total population.

The Social Cohesion In Eritrea

The Tigrinya group is dominant numerically, economically and politically. Christianity is the dominant religion with the Jerbeti Muslims taking on the minority. The other minorities with an exception of the Tigre group, are small and do not form any [deleted] or influential political and cultural blocks.

Major Ethnic Groups Of Eritrea
Rank Ethnic Group Share of Eritrean Population
1 Biher-Tigrinya 57%
2 Tigre 28%
3 Saho 4%
4 Afar 3%
5 Kunama 3%
6 Bilen 2%
7 Rashaida 2%

The likelihood of them forming an independent state that would take lands from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, is very low. It's similar, in some ways, to the Kurdish situation.

Both Ethiopia and Eritrea are a creation of the European empires which will eventually disintegrate on their own just like the Soviet Union, Afars will not lift a finger, they will simply declare independence, Tigre, the largest ethnic group in Eritrea are already preparing themselves for the inevitable disintegration of Eritrea.

[AbyssiniaLady]

I have told you this many times before, Tigre are the absolute majority ethnic group in Eritrea and there is really nothing you smelly animal or anyone else can do about it, Go tell that 57 percent your illiterate nappy headed prostitute parents.

Again, Tigre are the majority ethnic group in Eritrea, get it through your nasty head!!

[Zmeselo]

Cheap slùt, I wanna smoke what you're smoking. Must be, crack cocaine.

I have told you this many times before, Tigre are the absolute majority ethnic group in Eritrea and there is really nothing you smelly animal or anyone else can do about it, Go tell that 57 percent your illiterate nappy headed prostitute parents.

Again, Tigre are the majority ethnic group in Eritrea, get it through your nasty head!!