Afar
Lands
the Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia, the Dankalia coast of Eritrea, and Djibouti
Facts 3
Population
Ethiopia's Afar State is home to about 1.8 million Afar people, by a government projection.
As of 2017 Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2024, Eritrea chapter (IWGIA yearbook PDF) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
In 2008 Afar pastoralists set up the Afar Pastoralist Council so they could raise their voices at regional, national and international level.
As of 2008 Source: Pastoralist Communication Initiative, Afar Pastoralist Council holds Inaugural General Meeting (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
In Eritrea, the Afar are one of at least four Indigenous peoples, who have lived in their traditional territories for about two thousand years.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2024, Eritrea chapter (IWGIA yearbook PDF) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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