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Eritrea
Eritrea is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Djibouti in the southeast and Sudan in the west. This 45,400-square-mile (117,600-square-kilometer) country has reached an estimated population of 5 million by 2009.
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Ethiopia was the closest ally before they bitterly broke relations in Summer 1997. Since then the only country that may be considered an ally was Libya under the Gadafi regime. It is very difficult to give straight answer, even the state president does not try to answer this question when raised in interviews. The current government prides in having no allies world-wide.
Do they speak English in Eritrea?
Yes, English is one of the official languages, though it's only spoken by a minority.
What is eritrea's president religion?
President Isaias Afewerki is from an Orthodox Christian family and from this everyone can assume he is a Christian.
However, his Maoist political culture and the fact that he has turned the country into one of the world's worst persecutors of christian faith (including arresting Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch incommunicado for over 8 years) can be taken to suggest he is not a terribly devout Christin.
Who is the President of Eritrea?
Isaias Afewerki is the first and only President of Eritrea since being elected in 1993 May 24 by the National Assembly.
Afewerki was one of the founders of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, a splinter of the Eritrean Liberation Front. After fighting for independence from Ethiopia, Afewerki became temporary leader of the region from 1991 May 29. Eritrea gained independence in 1993. Due to continued border disputes with Ethiopia, elections were initially delayed, but have continued to be delayed since. Further in 2001, harsh restrictions were put on media, and most print media was closed down. Eritrea has not yet had any form of national elections.
Where does the name eritrea come from?
Im not sure but i heard it come from Turkya :) for a long time !
What is the origin of Eritrean Tigrigna tribe Hebrew relationship?
The names of tigrigna people ancient fathers is the same as the old jews names in the bible like MALUKat the end chapter of joshafaluke and shaluke also thehebrew accents as in tigrigna language and meroni ormerineo their father name is todays some jewish names ,decendants are akele guzayand hamasien region who centuries ago came from gonder ethiopia.but it is obvious the tigrigna people and amhara fathers came from the area of semetic people.
Yes, I think Nipsey Hussle's dad is Eritrean & I'm not sure what his mom is I don't think she's full African American I think she has a few different races in her as well.
What are common surnames in Eritrea?
Tekle, Tesfay, Kidane, Gebre(selassie/medhin/meskel etc), Haile, Habtom, Yohannes, Wolde(mariam/michael etc), Tewelde, Solomon, Tsegay
8th June, 1998
At a meeting of the Saudi Council of Ministers on 8th June, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdul Ariz , urged Eritrea and Ethiopia to call a halt to their armed confrontation and find a solution to their dispute in a peaceful manner.
Source: London Information Office, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (10th June, 98)
the name cames from the Greeks they were calling to the red sea eritros the word was taken from that eritros and the itlian colonization from that word they call ERITREA from ERITROS
What languages are spoken in Eritrea?
There are technically no official languages of Eritrea, as the Constitution dictates that all languages of Eritrea should be equal. The languages of Tigrinya and Arabic the main languages spoken throughout Eritrea. English and Italian are also widely understood.
The most spoken languages in Eritrea are: Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre, Kunama, Tigrinya, and Cushitic dialects.
Amharic
Aratria
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I'm very sure that you don't know how Eritrean President is because he is an eater and a killer of his people no one knows who he is and no one knows why he is a president he is a dectoture.
yes .
That's safe from terrorism, or safe from diseases likely to affect westerners? I doubt the latter.
What do you call people from Eritrea?
People from Eritrea are called Eritreans. Eritrea is a country located in the Horn of Africa, and its population is ethnically diverse, comprising several different ethnic groups. The official languages include Tigrinya, Arabic, and English, reflecting this diversity.
Eritrea is one of the most wonderful places on Africa.
Do Jehovah's Witnesses have freedom of worship in Eritrea?
No, Jehovah's witnesses cannot freely meet or practice their religion in Eritrea. According to Amnesty International : "For the past decade Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to systematic persecution on account of their religious beliefs."
There are currently 55 Jehovah's Witnesses, including men in their 70s, women in their 50s and children as young as 3 and 4 that have been imprisoned by the Eritean government for their religious beliefs. A number of whom have been in prison for as long as 11 years without charges or trial.
