I'm Akele Guzay too bro
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Its not a tribe per se lol its just a previous region in Eritrea. They changed the regions in 1996 but people in the country still usually go by the old regions from what I have heard. If someone is "Akele guzay" it means that they are of the Tigrinya tribe and they trace their origin to Akele Guzay region. Like my dads side of the family is originally from Segeneyti so I am Akele Guzay. But the tribe is Tigrinya. Its the biggest tribe in Eritrea, about 55% of the population I think. Tigrayans - Wikipedia
Akele Guzay, Seraye and Hamasien is where all Tigrinya people can trace their origin to since it was always part of the Abyssinian empire. And those were the regions sold by Menelik to the Italians to weaken the Tigrean rule of the crown and also in exchange for weapons to conquer neighboring land.
Treaty of Wuchale - Wikipedia
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thatrapsfan
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Menelik settlers
Jawar is a huge troll. I remember when brehs on Horn forums (Somali, Ethiopian etc) used to make fun of Oromo seperatist types for being under the boot of TPLF despite their population size. The tables have turned blindingly fast
The Oromos may have a point about Ethiopianism, but so far they havent articulated a clear alternative that more than one group can buy into. On the ground, it seems the activist/mob on the street is motivated by ethnic supremacy. The conflicts have been all over the spectrum: Somali region, Harar, Southern region etc.
thatrapsfan
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Meanwhile in Jeddah.
Its not a tribe per se lol its just a previous region in Eritrea. They changed the regions in 1996 but people in the country still usually go by the old regions from what I have heard. If someone is "Akele guzay" it means that they are of the Tigrinya tribe and they trace their origin to Akele Guzay region. Like my dads side of the family is originally from Segeneyti so I am Akele Guzay. But the tribe is Tigrinya. Its the biggest tribe in Eritrea, about 55% of the population I think. Tigrayans - Wikipedia
Akele Guzay, Seraye and Hamasien is where all Tigrinya people can trace their origin to since it was always part of the Abyssinian empire. And those were the regions sold by Menelik to the Italians to weaken the Tigrean rule of the crown and also in exchange for weapons to conquer neighboring land.
Treaty of Wuchale - Wikipedia
Now I see why I couldn’t find much. What I remember being told was that my great great grandparents were merchants that left when the Italians arrived. I’d also read that Akele Guzay was a leading region in Eritrea.
Menelik settlers
I remember when brehs on Horn forums (Somali, Ethiopian etc) used to make fun of Oromo seperatist types for being under the boot of TPLF despite their population size. The tables have turned blindingly fast
The Oromos may have a point about Ethiopianism, but so far they havent articulated a clear alternative that more than one group can buy into. On the ground, it seems the activist/mob on the street is motivated by ethnic supremacy. The conflicts have been all over the spectrum: Somali region, Harar, Southern region etc.
I agree they definitely have a point about Ethiopianism. And I feel as though they are an important part of the discussion because I myself have never been enamored with the over-Habeshaing of Ethiopian Culture. It’s just that like you said, they haven’t provided a worthy alternative to challenge it. It’s a true show of ignorance or arrogance to repeat the same mistakes your former oppressors made.
Edit: On another note tho, seeing Djibouti and Eritrea working on their issues brings an idea I’ve had for awhile. What do y’all think about desalination plants on the Horn coast, and water pipelines from the coast into the arid parts of the interior. I’ve always felt this could be a great way to help regions like Afar and Ogaden from potential droughts. I love the idea as part of a longer infrastructure project to bring some environmental stability and help people on the ground find good pastures or river sides worthy of agriculture.
It honestly pisses me off sometimes that through all the political fukkery we can’t implement real ideas to help the people.
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How have things been since the borders opened up in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Families reuniting, political radicals returning to the capitol with all their rabble rousing. About what you’d expect....:kbshrug:
Ethiopian investors and civilians are coming to Eritrea in droves, walking around freely enjoying the fruits of the peace treaty and open border. Meanwhile, Eritreans are still killed, jailed or fleeing the country living in exile. Why is landlocked Ethiopia planning on building a navy?
It's over. We're getting annexed :mjplsno: Guess Isaias masterplan is finally coming into fruition.
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Secure Da Bag
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I guess I'm confused on why it hasn't happened already. Wars?
We are faaaaamii-lyyyyy, got my haftays and my haways wit me.....
Wars, lack of regional cooperation, no political will, those areas are also considered the badlands of the region with roving gangs of bandits.
But projects like that would go a long way in bringing stability to the region.
thatrapsfan
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@the name switchI said it kinda sarcastically but some people say he always been a unionist and even suggested to have some type of federation deal or something with ethiopia in the mid 90s or something. He is half ethiopian after allWhats Isaias's masterplan?
Dude on some trojan horse shyt sabotaging Eritrea from within. Honestly I dont know wtf he's doing, feels like he lost his marbles and is just doing whatever he can to stay in power.
I said it kinda sarcastically but some people say he always been a unionist and even suggested to have some type of federation deal or something with ethiopia in the mid 90s or something. He is half ethiopian after all
Lol, there’s enough halfies between us to make an extra province.
I think Isaias would be assassinated before all that ever happened. I find it hard to believe that after almost 3 decades of such rhetoric and propaganda that a union would be possible. Yet in a strange way, it would definitely bring everything full circle since it was the federal union and Selassie dissolving it that started everything to begin with.
How ironic if Isaias was the one to fix that historical mistake. I’m definitely hittin up Mitsuwa next year either way.