How Much Does Eritrea Hate Ethiopia???

Gedo_Boy · Post by **Gedo_Boy** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:49 am

I need some help w/ the demographics of Eritrea.

Are the Tigrey Eritreans fully Christian or are there Muslims as well?

Who's Who in Eritrea, and are they Muslim or Christian?

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:31 am

There are a lot of Muslims in Eritrea, but it is a strictly secular state. Almost all of the Afar are Muslim. I don't remember exact numbers, but it's something close to 50-50.

COSTA · Post by **COSTA** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:57 am

THAT MEANS USA GET 50/50 MUSLIMS

MOTHER FUKKER ISLAM IS THE MAJORITY IN ERITREA

biko · Post by **biko** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:59 am

How Much Does Eritrea Hate Ethiopia???

not as much as we hate america!

Cilmiile · Post by **Cilmiile** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:16 am

GB,

Read a book called "I didnt do it for you" by michelle wrong

Your knowledge of the Horn will increase 1000 fold

reads almost like a thriller too.

Gedo_Boy · Post by **Gedo_Boy** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:40 am

Cilmiile,

Thanks, I read the review on Amazon.com I hope I can read it, it sounds good.

Cheroke · Post by **Cheroke** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:46 am

"How Much Does Eritrea Hate Ethiopia"

A lot, I can tell you that much, Ethiopia has been playing the blame game on most of the countries that border it, Somali, Eritrea and Sudan have been accused of being a terror threat countries and also allegation regarding supporting people like Bin Ladin and so fourth, and by accomplishing that, it has made Eritrea the center attention of the problem, and of course Eritrea is well known for it's Assab port shipping company, that Ethiopia is so desperately trying get it's filthy hands on it for yrs and also border conflicts plays a major role in their hatred for Ethiopia.

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:03 am

The southern part of the country is made up of a low, largely desert coastal strip c.30 mi (50 km) wide; in N Eritrea there is a narrower, level coastal zone adjoining a ruggedly mountainous inland plateau (3,000Â–8,000 ft/914Â–2,438 m high). Most of the country supports only a sparse population of pastoral nomads. The central plateau, however, has many fertile valleys where settled agriculture is pursued. The inhabitants of Eritrea belong to several ethnic groups, primarily the Tigrinya, Tigre and Kunama, Afar, and Saho, each of whom has a distinct language. Arabic is also spoken. [b][size=18]The population is about equally divided between Christians and Muslims;[/size][/b] the Jehovah's Witnesses and other religious groups that the government has not granted recognition to have been persecuted.

fagash_killer · Post by **fagash_killer** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:07 am

How Much Does Eritrea Hate Ethiopia???

not as much as we hate ethopia!

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:13 am

Let me see, the Somalis hate the Americans, they hate the Ethiopians, they hate the Kenyans, they aren't too fond of the Arabs either......I guess they kind of like the Oromo a little. You guys sure are hard up for friends. I'm one of the only friends you got, and you don't even like me. Razz

fagash_killer · Post by **fagash_killer** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:17 am

[quote="MAD MAC"]Let me see, the Somalis hate the Americans, they hate the Ethiopians, they hate the Kenyans, they aren't too fond of the Arabs either......I guess they kind of like the Oromo a little. You guys sure are hard up for friends. I'm one of the only friends you got, and you don't even like me. Razz

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let me correct you we dont hate americans ore arabs but we dislike their leaders who are puppets just like the same thing we hate warlords but unlike them do we have the balls to kick them out. but yes i cant speak for all somalis

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:24 am

Cilmille
I'll see if I can run it down. Thanks for the tip man.

FreedomOfSpeech- · Post by **FreedomOfSpeech-** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:28 am

Cilmiile, that book is amazing to say the least...as soon as I read the first few pages, i was hooked and read it from front to back.

Gedo_boy and Mad Mac, I highly recommend you check out "I didnt do it for you" by michelle wrong, it's a great read..

Gedo_boy, it is not Eritreans who have hated Ethiopians, it is the Ethiopian government(s) that have waged war on Eritrea for the past 50 years. It is even said that Ethiopia has lost more Ethiopian soldiers trying to keep Eritrea under Ethiopia than all of Eritrea's population (4.9 million) for the last 50 years

I've studied Eritrea and Ethiopia's ethnic groups and you need to sit down for this cunfusion that's about to come your way....

Eritrea's 9 ethnic tribes

The Kushitic linguistic groups: Afar 4%, (Denkalia), Bilen 2% (Keren area), Hedareb 2% (Tessenei), Saho 3% (Foro)

The Nilotic linguistic groups: Kunama 3% and Nara 2% (or Baria) (Western lowlands)

The Semitic linguistic groups: Tigre 35% (Sahel) and Tigrinya 48% (mainly in the highlands)

Here's a picture to show you what parts of Eritrea they live in
http://www.hidehome.com/nph-proxy.cgi/0 ... People.jpg

Tigre Eritreans are majority Muslim and are semitic linguistic Eritreans who are very similar to Tigrinya Eritreans...both their language is based on the Geez

In northern Ethiopia, there is a group called the Tigray ( also spelled as Tigrai or Tigre) and they speak a close language with the Tigrinya Eritreans, however, they are still slightly different. The Tigray are a minority group in Ethiopia who are in power because Eritreans trained and funded them to put them in power over Ethiopia once the Amhara dominated Derg government was destroyed.

to sum it up, Tigray (also spelled Tigrai or Tigre) Ethiopians are different from Tigrinya Eritreans and Tigre Eritreans. The only common thing they share is all three of these tribes made up the Axum empire and share a close language with one another.

Eritrea is indeed 50/50 Christians and Muslims. The Highlanders who are mainly Tigrinya Eritreans are 95% Christians and the Tigre Eritreans are 95% Muslims. The rest 7 minority Eritrean ethnic groups are mostly Muslims, with the exception of Bilen Ethnic group who are 50/50 Christian and Muslims.

One thing is for sure, Eritreans have the upper hand right now. The Ethiopian government has waged war against a country that it will never win. As soon as the Tigray minority ruling party in Ethiopia is gone, Eritrea needs to put the Oromos in power for peace to ever last in the horn. If the Amhara ethnic group comes to power, Eritreans will yet again fight in another war with Ethiopia because of Amhara's bitterness towards Eritreans for defeating them and making them landlocked in the 30 year war. Ethiopia is the saddest country on Earth, it is home to the niles source called Lake Tana...a lake that can end Ethiopia's addiction to aid but instead of fighting Egyptions, who take 75% of Ethiopia's lake tana (the other 25% of the lake resoures goes to Sudan) resourses, they want to fight tiny Eritrea over a port that has always had Eritreans living there and never Amharas. Instead of protecting their Lake Tana which is the source for the Nile River, Ethiopians want to take another nations port city. This is how dumb they are, they never will cry over djobuti's port, which was once a part of Ethiopia because it isn't about a port issue or being landlocked, it's about pride...for the Amhara Ethiopians to be defeated by a nation 1/20th the size of their country destroyed their ego. In the horn of Africa, pride is just as big as their foreheads. Sadly, Ethiopians will always try to invade Eritrea because it is the girl that left them heartbroken and as a jealous ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, they feel they have to make her pay in doing so......

in short, Oromos have to be put in power over Ethiopia for Ethiopia to see peace with Somalia and Eritrea. If Amharas come to power, Eritrea will yet again be invaded via American tax payer "aid money". Eritreans have to be the most unluckest people to go through the mind bogling things they went and overcame through....

Anyways If you guys want a quick history listen by the author of the book, read this BBC article....it shows you how Eritreans shaped and formed Ethiopia's government only for them to come back and attack Eritreans a few years later.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4527844.stm

Gedo_Boy · Post by **Gedo_Boy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:35 am

^^^^^ Thanks FreedomOfSpeech.........I added that book to my Amazon.com Wishlist.......

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:47 am

Freedom
There are some over simplifications here. Meles was not "put in power" by Isais or th Tigre of Eritrea. They both fought the Derg, and at the end of the day, when the Derg collapsed, the TPLF was able to seize control of the governmental infrastructure. But they rule in something approaching a coalition with the Amhara.

The Eritrean government is not going to be able to put anyone in power in Ethiopia. So they won't get to decide to put the Oromo in power. In fact, what Ethiopia really needs is a pluralistic form of government that does not revolve around ethnic background. But, since this isn't the African way, I'm not sure they can get there. Certainly not anytime soon.

Ethiopia does not depend on US dollars for it's military. This is a myth. We provide limited amounts of military aid to both Ethiopia and Eritrea. It's small potatoes though.

Eritrea is a remarkable military power, given its limited financial and manpower resources. BUT, it's not a superman. Don't get carried away.