Eritreans constitute several component ethnic groups, some of which are related to ethnic groups that make up the Ethiopian people in neighboring Ethiopia and people groups in other parts of the Horn of …

Nov 24, 2025 · During the long struggle, the people of Eritrea managed to forge a common national consciousness, but, with peace established, they faced the task of overcoming their ethnic and …

When Italy colonized a strip of land along the Red Sea in 1890, they gave it the name Eritrea. Since the creation of Eritrea was so closely linked to Ethiopia, Eritrea's identity developed in struggles against …

1 day ago · Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on Earth, and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighbouring Ethiopia.

4 days ago · The party, which has governed Eritrea under the leadership of President Isaias Afewerki, emerged from the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) and carried with it many of the attitudes, …

May 4, 2016 · Key facts about Eritrea and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more.

Nov 13, 2025 · Eritrea is an ethnically heterogeneous country with nine recognized ethnic groups. The Tigrinya people make up 55% of the population, followed by the Tigre people at 30%.

About the size of Pennsylvania, some 117,600 sq km (45,400 sq mi), Eritrea had a population, in 2007, of about 4.9 million people. Nine ethnic groups make up Eritrea.

Jul 19, 2023 · With a population of approximately four million citizens, Eritrea’s people are subjected to a daily struggle under an oppressive, totalitarian regime which ruthlessly lords over the country and …

They are principally concentrated in Eritrea, with some also living in adjacent parts of Ethiopia. They speak Saho as a mother tongue, which belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family and is …